Van Eyck, Jan Syllabification: (Van Eyck, Jan)Pronunciation: /van ˈīk/Definition of Van Eyck, Jan (circa 1370–1441), Flemish painter. Notable works: The Adoration of the Lamb (known as the Ghent Altarpiece, 1432) in the church of St. Bavon in Ghent and The Arnolfini Marriage (1434). Van Eyck, Jan in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Van Eyck, Jan in the British & World English dictionary