WebThe Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, also called the Ghent Altarpiece (Dutch: De aanbidding van het Lam Gods), is a large and complex 15th-century polyptych altarpiece in St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium.It was begun around the mid-1420s and completed by 1432, and it is attributed to the Early Netherlandish painters and brothers Hubert and Jan van Eyck. ...

WebJan van Eyck (/ v æ n ˈ aɪ k / van EYEK, Dutch: [ˈjɑn vɑn ˈɛik]; c. before 1390 – July 9, 1441) was a painter active in Bruges who was one of the early innovators of what became known as Early Netherlandish painting, and one of the most significant representatives of Early Northern Renaissance art. According to Vasari and other art historians including …

WebGhent Altarpiece. The cathedral is noted for the Ghent Altarpiece, originally in the Joost Vijd Chapel.It is formally known as the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb after its lower centre panel by Hubert and Jan van Eyck.This work is considered Van Eyck's masterpiece and one of the most important works of the early Northern Renaissance, as well as one of the …

WebDer Genter Altar ist ein Flügelaltar in der St.-Bavo-Kathedrale (Sint Bavo) in der belgischen Stadt Gent.Er wurde von Jan van Eyck und wahrscheinlich dessen älterem Bruder Hubert van Eyck geschaffen und 1432 oder 1435 von Jan van Eyck in der Kathedrale – der damaligen Pfarrkirche Sint-Jans (St. Johannes) – aufgestellt.. Die lange als recht sicher …

WebJuan de Flandes ("John of Flanders"; c. 1460 – by 1519) was a Flemish painter active in Spain from 1496 to 1519. His actual name is unknown, although an inscription Juan Astrat on the back of one work suggests a name such as "Jan van der Straat". Jan Sallaert, who became a master in Ghent in 1480, has also been suggested. He worked in the Early …

WebMaarten van Heemskerck or Marten Jacobsz Heemskerk van Veen (1 June 1498 - 1 October 1574) was a Dutch portrait and religious painter, who spent most of his career in Haarlem.He was a pupil of Jan van Scorel, and adopted his teacher's Italian-influenced style.He spent the years 1532–6 in Italy. He produced many designs for engravers, and is …

WebGhent (Dutch: Gent (); French: Gand (); traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium.It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded in size only by Brussels and Antwerp. It is a port and university city.. The city originally started as a settlement at …

WebAn altarpiece is an artwork such as a painting, sculpture or relief representing a religious subject made for placing at the back of or behind the altar of a Christian church. Though most commonly used for a single work of art such as a painting or sculpture, or a set of them, the word can also be used of the whole ensemble behind an altar, otherwise known …

WebThe Just Judges or The Righteous Judges is the lower left panel of the Ghent Altarpiece, painted by Jan van Eyck or his brother Hubert Van Eyck between 1430 and 1432. It is believed that the panel shows portraits of several contemporary figures such as Philip the Good, and possibly the artists Hubert and Jan van Eyck themselves.The panel was …

WebStefan Lochner (the Dombild Master or Master Stefan; c. 1410 – late 1451) was a German painter working in the late International Gothic period. His paintings combine that era's tendency toward long flowing lines and brilliant colours with the realism, virtuoso surface textures and innovative iconography of the early Northern Renaissance.Based in …