I am Jan Van Eyck. I am a painter and have painted many different art pieces. I have worked for various nobles in the past, including John of Bavaria, and Philip the good. Working with John of Bavaria I worked on several pieces and assembled my own workshop. During this period i started using oil paints as not just a medium of painting but rather over the course of the following several years developed multitudes of painting techniques for which i am internationally known. I am known for my use of realism and illusionism in my paintings. Examples of this can be seen in all my painting especially in the arnolfini portrait. i have used oil paints to find a near perfect way to mimic the effects of light on a subject. From bringing in just the