"The large painting of Bruges, in which Van Paele appears as a donor , allows us to appreciate the greatness of Giovanni's genius and at the same time the limits traced to him by nature. He has no religious feeling, no fervor; the Virgin is ugly, the Baby Jesus is stunted, Saint George is a peasant in armour. But Giovanni van Eyck is the greatest portraitist of all time. Never has a more penetrating eye scrutinized the living form, never has a more capable hand fixed its image on the table. (p. 219)"
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