Portrait of a Man Epic Poster

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Simple, bold and beautiful. Epic Posters are dramatic while still retaining the character of the original image.

Printed on revolutionary Tyvek® paper (a patented complex weave technique that's almost impossible to tear), these posters are very resilient and have a satin finish. Each poster measures 6 x 4 feet (1.8 x 1.2 metres) and is delivered rolled in a tube with handy cardboard struts and robust bulldog clips for easy hanging.

About this painting

Jan van Eyck's Portrait of a Man, 1433

Oil on oak, 26 x 19 cm © The National Gallery, London

 

The painting, as hung in the gallery, is signed and inscribed in an elaborate way on the frame, which is the original. The top inscription, which uses some Greek letters, is a punning allusion to the painter's name: "Als Ich Can" (as I/Eyck can). The bottom inscription, in Latin, gives the name of the painter and the date: "Jan van Eyck made me on 21 October 1433". The letters are painted to look as though they have been carved.

The painting, so carefully inscribed, was presumably one of particular significance to the painter, and it has been suggested that it may be a self portrait. The direction of the man's gaze also suggests this. Van Eyck uses light and shade in a subtle and dramatic way: the sitter seems to emerge from darkness, his face and headdress modelled by the light that falls from the left. The viewer is drawn towards the image by the penetrating gaze of the sitter.

 

Dimensions4 x 6 feet | 1.2 x 1.8 metres
FinishSatin
materialTyvek® paper
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