Madonna of Jan Vos
Painting by Jan van Eyck / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Madonna of Jan Vos (also known as Virgin and Child, with Saints and Donor) is a small oil panel painting begun by the Early Netherlandish artist Jan van Eyck c. 1441 and finished by his workshop after his death in 1442. As he died during the period of its completion, it is generally considered to be his last work.
The panel was commissioned by Jan Vos, who, in March 1441, took office near Bruges as prior of a Carthusian Monastery, the earliest date that he could have instructed van Eyck.[1] Art historians generally agree that van Eyck is responsible for painting the central Madonna and Child, and conceiving the overall design, while the ancillary figures and details of the background were completed c. 1443 by a member of his workshop who borrowed freely from earlier van Eyck paintings. It was acquired in 1954 by the Frick museum, New York.[2]