EYCK, Jan van
(b. before 1395, Maaseik, d. before 1441, Bruges)

The Ghent Altarpiece: Virgin Mary (detail)

1432
Oil on wood
Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent

The detail is superb in quality but the minute handling of jewels, crowns, brocades, never overwhelms the grasp of the structure of the whole figure.