National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon CollectionCC0 (NGA Open Access) · 15,339 × 40,461 px · National Gallery of Art · IIIF

c. 1434–1436 · Andrew W. Mellon collection

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Jan van EyckWikidata

painting by Jan van Eyck in the National Gallery of Art

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Date
c. 1434–1436 (known to the decade)Wikidata
National Gallery of Art: c. 1434/1436
Medium
oil on canvas transferred from panelNational Gallery of Art
Wikidata: Oil paint on panel, transferred on canvas
Dimensions
90.2 × 34.1 cmNational Gallery of Art
Wikidata: 90.2 × 34.1 cm
Collection
Andrew W. Mellon collectionWikidata
Location
National Gallery of ArtWikidata
Movement
Early Netherlandish paintingWikidata
Genre
religious artWikidata
Materials
oil paint, panel, transferred on canvasWikidata
Inventory no.
1937.1.39Wikidata
Credit line
Andrew W. Mellon CollectionNational Gallery of Art
Exhibitions
  • Van Eyck. An Optical Revolution
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Provenance

Where it has been

  1. Dates unknown
    Champmol
    medium confidenceWikidata · owned by
  2. 1817 –
    Christianus Johannes Nieuwenhuys
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  3. ? – 1849
    William II of the Netherlands
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  4. 1850 –
    Nicholas I of Russia
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  5. ? – 1930
    Hermitage Museum
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  6. 1930 – 1931
    Andrew W. Mellon
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  7. 1931 – 1937
    Mellon Trust
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  8. 1937 –
    National Gallery of Art
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  9. 1937 –
    Andrew W. Mellon collection
    high confidenceWikidata · collection
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