Van Eyck: True Beauty, a Foretaste of Divine Wisdom

By Karel Vereycken

Jan Van Eyck (1390-1441). How might we grasp the intention of this great Flemish painter, despite the five hundred years which separate us? Apart from looking at his work, here are three tracks that I’ve been able to uncover:

• The painter was undoubtedly initiated in the art of lectio divina, the multi-leveled interpretation of sacred texts;

• The influence …