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VFA_10_1.pdf
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Reference Number:
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VFA.10.1
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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Hubert & John ab Eyck
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Alternative Image Title:
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Huberto ab Eyck, Ioannis Fratri; Pictori
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Alternative Image Title:
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Hubert van Eyck
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Alternative Image Title:
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Jan Van Eyck
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Parent Work Title:
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Collection of Engravings of Portraits of Painters
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Creator:
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Hondius, Hendrik, 1573-1650
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Creator Role:
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Publisher
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Creator:
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Piles, Roger de, 1635-1709
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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1610
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Volume:
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1
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Page/Sheet:
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Composite image
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Image Sequence Number:
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0001
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Description:
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Three pages including one handwritten page and two portraits of Hubert van Eyck and Jan van Eyck pasted into the volume. The text has been copied from 'The Art of Painting' by Roger de Piles; pp. 248-250. Portrait of Hubert van Eyck, sitting at a table, facing left and wearing a fur trimmed hat . Hung up behind Hubert van Eyck is a palette. In the top right hand corner is a painting of three figures. Portrait of Jan van Eyck, sitting at a table, facing right with head turned to the left. Hung up behind Jan van Eyck is a palette. In the top right hand corner is a painting with a single figure lying sat on the ground with his head raised up to the sky.
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Keyword:
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Netherlandish; Dutch; Artist; Painter; Renaissance
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Language:
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English
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Language Code:
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lat
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Language:
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Latin
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Subject:
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Art
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Category of Material:
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Fine Art
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Technique Used:
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Engraving (printing process)
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Time Period Covered:
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14th-15th Century CE
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People Covered:
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Eyck, Hubert van, 1366-1426
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
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Provenance:
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Spencer, John Poyntz Spencer, Earl, 1835-1910, former owner
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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References:
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De Piles, The Art of Painting, pp. 248-250
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Notes:
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Hollstein (Frisius) 123
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2018-04-10
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2018-12
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Educational Notes:
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Spencer English MS 60: Portraits of Artists
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Academic Project Lead:
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Edward H. Wouk
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