Man in the Red Turban by Jan van Eyck is the first known example in western art of a portrait where the sitter looks directly at the viewer.
The portrait of a man in a red turban is an early oil painting portrait painted by the famous early Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck in 1433. It is indicated to be a self-portrait. The painting is marked by the man's unusually direct and confrontational gaze. Als Ich Can, the common autograph for van Eyck is here large and prominent.
The meticulous use of thin layers of transparent color pigments was there to give the effect of maximum luminosity. The portrait is very lifelike because of the optical effects and mirror-like polish.
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