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Van Eyck or Van Eijk () is a
Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People ...
toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.
. ''Eijck'', ''Eyck'', ''Eyk'' and ''Eijk'' are all archaic spellings of modern Dutch ("oak") and the surname literally translates as "from/of oak". However, in most cases, the family name refers to an origin in
Maaseik Maaseik (; li, Mezeik) is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of Limburg. Both in size (close to 77 km2) and in population (approx. 25,000 inhabitants, of whom some 3,000 non-Belgian), it is the 8th largest municipality in Lim ...
. This city on the
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, now in Belgium on the border with the Netherlands, was originally simply known as ''Eike'' (with many spellings) and from the 13th century as Old Eyck and New Eyck. Names with a particle, like ''Van der Eijk'' are more likely to refer directly to the tree.Eijk, van den /der (y)
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. People with this surname include:


Renaissance family of painters

The important
Flemish Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium; ...
family of
Early Netherlandish painter Early Netherlandish painting, traditionally known as the Flemish Primitives, refers to the work of artists active in the Burgundian and Habsburg Netherlands during the 15th- and 16th-century Northern Renaissance period. It flourished especiall ...
s with the surname van Eyck originated in Maaseik, but ultimately established their professional domicile in Ghent and in
Bruges Bruges ( , nl, Brugge ) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country, and the sixth-largest city of the country by population. The area of the whole city a ...
. There they changed the traditional habits of the earlier schools, remodeled the earlier forms of Flemish design, and introduced a substantial revolution into the technical methods of execution familiar to their countrymen. These painters were responsible for many famous works of the 15th century. Family members included:
Hubert van Eyck Hubert van Eyck () or Huybrecht van Eyck ( – 18 September 1426) was an Early Netherlandish painter and older brother of Jan van Eyck, as well as Lambert and Margareta, also painters. The absence of any single work that he can clearly be said to ...
(1380s – 1426),
Jan van Eyck Jan van Eyck ( , ; – July 9, 1441) was a painter active in Bruges who was one of the early innovators of what became known as Early Netherlandish painting, and one of the most significant representatives of Early Northern Renaissance art. Ac ...
(c.1390 – 1441), their brother Lambert van Eyck, and sister Margareta van Eyck, Jan's wife, also Margaretha (1405/06 – aft.1441), and probably Barthélemy d'Eyck (c.1420 – aft.1470) from the next generation. Jan van Eyck, active in Bruges, is probably the best known Northern European painter of the 15th century.


Other people


Van Eyck

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Aldo van Eyck Aldo van Eyck (; 16 March 1918 – 14 January 1999) was a Dutch architect. He was one of the most influential protagonists of the architectural movement Structuralism. Family He was born in Driebergen, Utrecht, a son of poet, critic, essayist ...
(1918–1999), Dutch architect, son of Pieter Nicolaas * Casper van Eyck (1613–1674), Flemish marine painter *
Jacob van Eyck Jacob van Eyck ( , ; 26 March 1657) was a Dutch nobleman and blind musician. He was one of the best-known musicians of the Dutch Golden Age, working as a carillon player and technician, an organist, a Recorder (musical instrument), recorder vi ...
(c. 1590 – 1657), Dutch musician and carillon technician * Jannie van Eyck-Vos (born 1936), Dutch track and field athlete * Marie-Paule Van Eyck (born 1951), Belgian fencer * Nangila van Eyck (born 1984), Dutch football striker * Nicolaas van Eyck (1617–1679), Flemish painter of landscapes, equestrian and battle scenes, civil processions and portraits * Peter van Eyck (1911–1969), German-American actor * Pieter Nicolaas van Eyck (1887–1954), Dutch poet and philosopher, father of Aldo and Robert Floris *
Jan van Eyck Jan van Eyck ( , ; – July 9, 1441) was a painter active in Bruges who was one of the early innovators of what became known as Early Netherlandish painting, and one of the most significant representatives of Early Northern Renaissance art. Ac ...


Van Eijk

* Anita van Eijk (born 1969), wife of
Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven Prince Pieter-Christiaan Michiel of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (born 22 March 1972), is the third son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven. Before the succession of his cousin Prince Willem-Alexander as King in ...
* Bram van Eijk (born 1996), Dutch football defender * Collin van Eijk (born 1991), Dutch football goalkeeper * Marc van Eijk (born 1981), Suriname-born Dutch footballer * Paul van Eijk (born 1986), Cook Islands footballer * Stig Van Eijk (born 1981), Norwegian singer, composer and lyricist * Willem van Eijk (born 1941), Dutch serial killer * Wim van der Eijk (born 1957), Dutch Vice-president of the European Patent Office


See also

* 9561 van Eyck, main belt asteroid named after Jan van Eyck *
Van Eyck (crater) Van Eyck is a 271 km diameter impact basin in the Shakespeare quadrangle of Mercury. It is located at 43.22°N, 159.43°W and is named after the 15th century Flemish painter Jan van Eyck. Its name was adopted by the International Astrono ...
, crater on Mercury named after Jan van Eyck * Ten Eyck, Dutch surname of similar origin


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References

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