Van Eyck
Van Eyck or Van Eijk (Dutch pronunciation: [fɑn ˈɛi̯k]) is a Dutch toponymic surname. Eijck/Eyck/Eyk or Eijk are archaic spellings of modern Dutch eik ("oak") and the surname translates as "of the oak tree". People with this surname include:
Renaissance family of painters
The important Flemish family of Early Netherlandish painters with the surname van Eyck originated in the valley of the Meuse (Maaseik), but ultimately established their professional domicile in Ghent and in Bruges. There they changed the traditional habits of the earlier schools, remodelled 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, Jan van Eyck, their brother Lambert van Eyck, and sister Margareta van Eyck, and probably Barthélemy d'Eyck from the next generation. Jan van Eyck (c. 1395 – 1441), active in Bruges, is considered to be one of the best Northern European painters of the 15th century.
Other people
Van Eyck:
- Aldo van Eyck (1918–1999), Dutch architect, son of Pieter Nicolaas
- Casper van Eyck (1613–1674), Flemish marine painter
- Jacob van Eyck (c. 1590 – 1657), Dutch musician and composer of The Flute's Garden of Delights
- Marie-Paule Van Eyck (born 1951), Belgian fencer
- Nangila van Eyck (born 1984), Dutch footballer
- Nicolaas van Eyck (1617–1679), Flemish painter of soldiers and horsemen
- Peter van Eyck (1911–1969), German-American actor
- Pieter Nicolaas van Eyck (1887–1954), Dutch poet and philosopher, father of Aldo and Robert Floris
- Robert Floris van Eyck (1916–1991), London-based Dutch poet and art restorer, son of Pieter Nicolaas
Van Eijk:
- Anita van Eijk (born 1969), wife of Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven
- Collin van Eijk (born 1991), 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