Jan van Eyck, the 15th-century Flemish sensation, was so much more than a guy in a red turban (which might be a self-portrait). Officially, he was the court painter to Philip the Good of Burgundy, but his talents weren't just for portraits. He even moonlighted as a diplomat, once sent on a top-secret mission to paint a potential bride for the Duke. Van Eyck was a master of the newly perfected oil painting technique, creating works with astonishing realism and vibrant color that have held up for centuries. Rumor has it, and by rumor, we mean the 16th-century art historian Giorgio Vasari, that van Eyck *invented* oil painting. While that's likely a tall tale, he was certainly a pioneer of the medium. Another juicy, though unproven, whisper from history is that his motto, "Als ich kan" ("As I can"), was a cheeky challenge to his contemporaries to do better.
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