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National Gallery lends Van Eyck portrait for 'once-in-a-lifetime' show

Exclusive: Portrait of a Man (Léal Souvenir) will be among star items in Ghent exhibition

The National Gallery in London is to make an exceptional loan of a painting by Jan van Eyck to a one-off exhibition celebrating the 15th-century Flemish master.

Portrait of a Man (Léal Souvenir), one of the earliest dated works by the painter, will be among the star exhibits in Van Eyck – an Optical Revolution, which will open at the Museum of Fine Arts (MSK) in Ghent, Belgium, in February. It will be the largest ever showing of Van Eyck’s works and probably the last major exhibition of its kind, curators said.

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from Culture | The Guardian https://ift.tt/37DEmcS

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