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.
Rembrandt van Rijn was born in Leiden in 1606. He was the son of the miller Herman Gerritsz. Van Rijn and the baker's daughter Neeltgen van Zuytbrouck. Rembrandt is generally regarded as the best Dutch painter of the 17th century. Rembrandt started with painting lessons in 1620.