Editing Jan van Eyck (section)

===Death and legacy===
[[File:Annunciation - Jan van Eyck - 1434 - NG Wash DC.jpg|thumb|''[[Annunciation (van Eyck, Washington)|Annunciation]]'', 1434–1436; [[National Gallery of Art]], Washington]]

Jan van Eyck died on 9 July 1441, in Bruges. He was buried in the graveyard of the [[St Donatian's Cathedral|Church of St Donatian]].<ref name="C174" /> As a mark of respect, Philip made a one-off payment to Jan's widow Margaret, to a value equal to the artist's annual salary. He left behind many unfinished works to be completed by his workshop journeymen.<ref>Borchert (2008), 94</ref> After his death, Lambert van Eyck ran the workshop,<ref name="b12">Borchert (2008), 12</ref> as Jan's reputation and stature steadily grew. Early in 1442 Lambert had the body exhumed and placed inside [[St. Donatian's Cathedral]].

In 1449 he was mentioned by the Italian humanist and antiquarian [[Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli]] as a painter of note and ability, and was recorded by [[Bartolomeo Facio]] in 1456.