Original: Jan van Eyck or Johannes de Eyck ( ; before c. 1395 before July 9 , 1441 ) was an Early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges and considered one of the best Northern European painters of the 15th century .
Simplified: Jan van Eyck or Johannes de Eyck ( ) ( before c. 1395 before July 9 , 1441 ) was an Early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges .