The Ghent Altarpiece, also called the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (Dutch: De aanbidding van het Lam Gods), [A] is a very large and complex 15th-century polyptych altarpiece in St Bavo's Cathedral, …

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, …

On May 6, 1432, the polyptych was first set up in the chapel of Joos Vijd and Elisabeth Borluut, two prominent inhabitants of Ghent. The tumultuous history of the Ghent Altarpiece has been one of …

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 …

May 7, 2025 · Explore the dramatic history of the Ghent Altarpiece—Western art’s most stolen painting. This guide dives into the wild backstory of The Mystic Lamb by the van Eyck brothers, with tips for …

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 …

Oct 1, 2002 · 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 …

Jul 9, 2025 · Explore 500 years of intrigue, theft and revolutionary painting techniques with the Van Eyck brothers and their Ghent Altarpiece.

The Ghent Altarpiece, painted in 1432 by the famous Van Eyck brothers, ranks among the most significant works of art in the World. The large and complex altarpiece is located at Saint Bavo’s...

In all of its positions, the Ghent Altarpiece is a vision of the visionary. It alludes not only to sight but to sound—musical angels accompanying the elaborate orchestration of the whole. Its appeal to the …