Jan van Eyck was the artist that created the first known western portrait in which the sitter looks directly at the viewer.
The western portrait in which the sitter looks directly at the viewer is known as Rembrandt self portrait.
The Rembrandt's self-portraits were created by the artist looking at himself in a mirror and the paintings and drawings therefore reverse his actual features
Hence, he was the artist that created the first known western portrait in which the sitter looks directly at the viewer.
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