c. 1390–1441
Jan van Eyck
Flemish painter
c. 51years, roughly
17%of the people on this site died younger
Jan van Eyck was born in about 1390 and died in about 1441, so lived for roughly 51 years. Only the years are known, so treat this as a rough guide.
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