
The Fountain of Life
The Fountain of Life or The Fountain of Grace and the Triumph of the Church over the Synagogue are names given to an oil on panel painting completed c 1432. For most of its history the painting has been in Spain, latterly in the Museo del Prado which recently featured it in a special exhibition. Stylistically and thematically, the painting is related to the work of Jan van Eyck, but it is unsigned and there have been competing theories as to whether it is by van Eyck himself.
The subject matter of the painting would have been of particular interest in 15th century Spain which had the world's largest Jewish community.
There has been recent speculation that it was painted by van Eyck himself, possibly while he was on a diplomatic mission to the Iberian Peninsula. However, technical analysis suggests that it was painted in the Netherlands, albeit possibly in response to a commission from Spai…
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