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The Ghent Altarpiece, aka The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb by the Netherlandish Renaissance artist Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441 CE). An inscription on the reverse also credits Hubert van Eyck (d. 1426 CE) but so little is known of this individual and linguistic studies on the inscription, itself a later transcription of a possible original, have led scholars to question its authenticity. 1432 CE. (Saint Bavo Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium)
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Closed View of the Ghent Altarpiece
Madonna with Canon van der Paele by Jan van Eyck
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Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, Ghent Altarpiece
Detail from the Ghent Altarpiece
The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin by Jan van Eyck
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APA Style
Art, W. G. o. (2020, October 15). The Ghent Altarpiece by Jan van Eyck. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12908/the-ghent-altarpiece-by-jan-van-eyck/
Chicago Style
Art, Web Gallery of. "The Ghent Altarpiece by Jan van Eyck." World History Encyclopedia, October 15, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12908/the-ghent-altarpiece-by-jan-van-eyck/.
MLA Style
Art, Web Gallery of. "The Ghent Altarpiece by Jan van Eyck." World History Encyclopedia, 15 Oct 2020, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12908/the-ghent-altarpiece-by-jan-van-eyck/.
