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Jan Van Eyck – Patron of the Northern Renaissance

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Johannes de Eyck or Jan van Eyck was one of the most venerated North European painters of the fifteenth century. Flemish in origin, he founded the ‘Northern Renaissance’ styles of painting, where meticulous attention to detail was given prime importance. Jan was born in the year 1385, to a family of painters in Maaseik, Limburg, Belgium. The authenticity of his date of birth is not established, however. He was famous for popularizing oil painting and inventing new techniques through it. Read More

An Artist, An Agitator

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Some called him a ‘free thinker’ some suggested that he was the pioneer of socio-political art in Pakistan. Critics thought that he was too radical and too drastic, while few called him as a legend! Among these voices somebody named him as the unreasonable man. Whatsoever the comment may be, but the reality is that he is yet another artist of Pakistan that we have lost forever! Abdul Rahim Nagori. A student of Ana Molka Ahmad, and a graduate of Read More