• Madonna in the Church (or The Virgin in the Church) is a small oil panel by the early Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck.
  • This architecture doesn’t exist in the world, but is Jan van Eyck’s fantasy of the perfect interior for Mary, to enthrone Mary.
  • The Madonna in the Church is a Northern Renaissance Oil on Panel Painting created by Jan Van Eyck in 1438.
  • File:Madonna in de kerk Jan van Eyck Gemäldegalerie Berlin Germany - panoramio.jpg.
  • Although the painting isn’t dated, today it’s generally accepted that Jan van Eyck completed Madonna in the Church somewhere between 1438-1440.
  • Van Eyck's work comes from the International Gothic style, but he soon eclipsed it, in part through a greater emphasis on naturalism and realism.
  • The detailed depiction of the architecture and the subtle grading of the light give the church interior a spatial aura that is all its own.
  • Madonna in the Church is also known as The Virgin in the Church by some and is a small oil painting completed by Jan van Eyck around 1438-1440.