Define circumvallate. circumvallate synonyms, circumvallate pronunciation, circumvallate translation, English dictionary definition of circumvallate. tr.v. cirÂ·cumÂ·valÂ·latÂ·ed , cirÂ·cumÂ·valÂ·latÂ·ing , cirÂ·cumÂ·valÂ·lates To surround with or as if with a rampart. adj. 1. Surrounded with or as if with a...
Jan van Eyck (Dutch: [ËjÉn fÉn ËÉik]) (before c. 1390 â 9 July 1441) was an Early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges and one of the most significant Northern Renaissance artists of the 15th century. Little is known of his early life.
In his 1550 Lives of the Artists, Vasari credited Jan van Eyck with the invention of oil painting, a claim widely repeated until it was disproven in the late 18th century. But fascination with the brilliant effects of van Eyckâs techniqueâand especially the novel depths of his realismâhas never waned.