Hubert van Eyck: The Father of Flemish Painting Hubert van Eyck (c. 1385–90 – 18 september 1426) stands as a monumental figure in the history of art, recognized universally as one of the founding fathers of Early Netherlandish painting and arguably the most influential artist of his era. Despite the frustrating scarcity of surviving artworks definitively attributed to him—a mystery that continues to fascinate scholars—his legacy persi…