Van Eyck is delightful rather in spite of his high finish than because of
it. De Hooghe finishes as highly as any one need do. Van Eyck’s finish
is saved because up to the last he is essentially impressionist, that is,
he keeps a just account of relative importances and keeps them in their
true subordination one to another. The only difference between him and
Rembrandt or Velasquez is that these, as a general rule, stay their hand
at an earlier stage of impressionism.