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Hubert & Jan van Eyck

Jan van Eyck (before c. 1395 - before July 9, 1441)
Early Netherlandish painter

Hubert van Eyck (c. 1366-1426)
Flemish painter and older brother of Jan van Eyck
(Wikipedia)

Geo Verbanck
Fond. Nat. des Bronzes anc. Firme A. Petermann (St. Gilles)
1913

Beschrijving / Description

Bronze statue of two sitting brothers, with on both sides figure.

Opschrift(en) / Inscription(s)

HUBERTO ET JOHANNI VAN EYCK

On the back:

anno

eximis
pictoribus
huberto
et johanni
van eyck

mcmxiii

belgarum
aliarumque
gentium
aere-publico
privatoque

Gesigneerd / Signature

G. Verbanck 1912
fonderie nat^le des bronzes / anc^ne firme a. petermann / s^t gilles - bruxelles

Kunstenaar / Artist

Geo (Georges) Verbanck (Gent 1881 - Aartselaar 1961), Belgian sculptor (Website – Wikipedia).

Bronnen & informatie / Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Monument ter ere van de gebroeders Van Eyck.

Locatie / Location (N 51°3'7" - E 3°43'40") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: beov026; Photograph: 27 May 2008
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