Ghent Altarpiece

Ghent Altarpiece is a polyptych or winged altarpiece.

Also recorded as Adoration of the Mystic Lamb; Lamb of God; Lam Gods; The Ghent Altarpiece; Mystic Lamb.

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Overview

Polyptych by Jan van Eyck and Hubert van Eyck.

In detail

It is recorded as the work of Jan van Eyck and Hubert van Eyck.

Materials recorded for it are oil paint, panel, oak panel and oakwood. Recorded constituent parts are Ghent altarpiece, wings.

It is associated with Belgium. The record gives 1432 as its date of establishment or first appearance. It is associated with Early Netherlandish painting. Recorded genres are religious art. The recorded subject matter is Lamb of God. It forms part of Seven Wonders of Belgium.

It is recorded in the collection of St Bavo's Cathedral, Solly Collection and Bode Museum.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Ghent Altarpiece”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q734834: Ghent Altarpiece

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