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Van Jan Eyck invented oil paints to add details to tempra paintings.

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What is a story from Jan van Eyck?

That he invented oil painting, it is untrue of course, but he improved it immensely.


Who was Jan Van Eyck?

Jan van Eyck was a Famous painter who was born in Belgium 1390, he liked painting couples and it is believed that he invented oil panits, Jan van Eyck had a brother name Hubert Eyck but he died, Jan van Eyck died in 1434 in Bruges.


Who invented oil painting?

nobady knows but you sholud check the dates then you can fınd


Who is credited with the development of oil painting in the Northern Europe?

Van Eyck


What painting medium did Jan and hubert van eyck discover?

They were Flemish painters who discovered oil painting.


Who was the master of oil painting from the Northern Renaissance?

Jan van Eyck.


Who was the Northern Renaissance artist who developed oil painting techniques?

Jan Van Eyck


What flemish renaissance painter developed oil painting techniques?

jan van eyck


When was Jan van Eyck born?

We don't have records that give an exact date for the birth of Flemish painter Jan van Eyck. What records do exist indicate that his date of birth was somewhere between 1380 and 1390, probably closer to 1390. For more information on this artist, see the Painting.Answers.com article on Jan van Eyck - Early Master of Oil Painting: http://painting.answers.com/oil/jan-van-eyck-early-master-of-oil-painting


What contributions to art did Jan Van Eyck make?

A central innovator in the development of oil painting


Who was first to paint on wood panels with colored mixed oils?

Jan van Eyck, a Flemish painter, used oil paint on wood panels.


What artist painted with oil in extraordinary detail was credited with inventing oil paints as they know it today?

Jan van Eyck, Flemish painter, used to be credited for inventing oil painting.