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The Ghent Altarpiece, also called the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (Dutch: De aanbidding van het Lam Gods), is a very large and complex 15th-century polyptych altarpiece in St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium.
Nov 29, 2021 · The Ghent Altarpiece, otherwise known as The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, is a painted panel altarpiece created in 1432 for the Vijd Chapel in the church of St. John the Baptist, now St. Bavo Cathedral in Ghent, Belgium.
Jul 16, 2020 · Discover the secrets of Jan van Eyck’s greatest masterpiece, the Ghent Altarpiece: a sublime example of Northern Renaissance art and the most stolen painting in history.
The tumultuous history of the Ghent Altarpiece has been one of wars, fire and theft. After the Second World War, the Ghent Altarpiece returned to the Vijd chapel in Saint Bavo's Cathedral and in 1986 the polyptych moved to the Villa Chapel.
Ghent Altarpiece, or The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, large and complex altarpiece in the Cathedral of St. Bavo in Ghent, Belgium, attributed to Jan and Hubert van Eyck and completed in 1432. It marks the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.
As the defining monument of the “new realism” of Northern Renaissance art, the Ghent Altarpiece ( Cathedral of Saint Bavo, Ghent, Belgium) was regarded as both the foundation of a distinguished tradition, and an exemplary achievement to challenge all later artists.
The Ghent Altarpiece, or ‘The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb’ by the Van Eyck brothers, completed in 1432, is recognised worldwide as a great work of art, and one of the most influential paintings ever made. It is an absolute must-see on your weekend break to Ghent.
