Incredible detail Tags:belgium 5 comments And here I am, 34 years old, still drawing like I’m 5. Amazing. Best thing is: this was a paid commission and did not require a mirror at all but Van Eyck did it anyway, for the flex Didn’t know they already had mirrors then. Kind of a selfie of the artist, right? No idea if van Eyck used the same [technique](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPL7D0Ha1kQ), but Vermeer is also known for crazy details like that. The Brilliance of this piece doesn’t end there. This really good YT channel [Great Art Explained in 15 minutes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T15Kv6dtYO0) has a really interesting episode about this work. Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
Best thing is: this was a paid commission and did not require a mirror at all but Van Eyck did it anyway, for the flex
No idea if van Eyck used the same [technique](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPL7D0Ha1kQ), but Vermeer is also known for crazy details like that.
The Brilliance of this piece doesn’t end there. This really good YT channel [Great Art Explained in 15 minutes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T15Kv6dtYO0) has a really interesting episode about this work.
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And here I am, 34 years old, still drawing like I’m 5. Amazing.
Best thing is: this was a paid commission and did not require a mirror at all but Van Eyck did it anyway, for the flex
Didn’t know they already had mirrors then. Kind of a selfie of the artist, right?
No idea if van Eyck used the same [technique](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPL7D0Ha1kQ),
but Vermeer is also known for crazy details like that.
The Brilliance of this piece doesn’t end there. This really good YT channel [Great Art Explained in 15 minutes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T15Kv6dtYO0) has a really interesting episode about this work.