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- Ghent_Altarpiece abstract "The Ghent Altarpiece (also called the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb or The Lamb of God, Dutch: Het Lam Gods) is a very large and complex early 15th century Early Flemish polyptych panel painting. The altarpiece is composed of 12 panels, eight of which are hinged shutters. These wings are painted on both sides, giving two very distinct views depending on whether they are open or closed. Outside of Sundays and festive holidays, the work was displayed with the outer wings closed and was often covered with a cloth. The work was commissioned from Hubert van Eyck, about whom little is known. Hubert was most likely responsible for the overall design, but died in 1426. It seems to have been principally executed and completed by his younger and better known brother Jan van Eyck between 1430–32. Although there have been extensive attempts over the centuries to isolate the passages attributable to either brother, no separation has been convincingly established. Today, most accept that the work was probably designed and constructed by Hubert and that the individual panels were painted by Jan after his return from diplomatic duties in Spain.The altarpiece was commissioned by the merchant, financier and politician, Joost Vijdt, then holding a position in Ghent similar to city mayor. It was designed for the chapel he and his wife acted as benefactors for, today's Saint Bavo Cathedral, at the time the parochial church of John the Baptist, protectorate to the city. It was officially installed on 6 May 1432 to coincide with an official ceremony for Philip the Good. It was later moved for security reasons to the principal cathedral chapel, where it remains. While indebted to the International Gothic as well as both Byzantine and Romanic traditions, the altarpiece represented a "new conception of art", in which the idealization of the medieval tradition gave way to an exacting observation of nature and unidealised human representation. A now lost inscription on the frame stated that Hubert van Eyck maior quo nemo repertus (greater than anyone) started the altarpiece, but that Jan van Eyck – calling himself arte secundus (second best in the art) – completed it in 1432. The original, very ornate carved outer frame and surround, presumably harmonizing with the painted tracery, was destroyed during the Reformation; there has been speculation that it may have included clockwork mechanisms for moving the shutters and even playing music.The outer panels contain two vertically stacked registers (rows). The upper rows show scenes from the Annunciation of Mary. The four lower-register panels are divided into two pairs; sculptural grisaille paintings of St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist, and on the two outer panels, donor portraits of Joost Vijdt and his wife Lysbette Borluut. The upper register of the opened view shows a Deësis of God the Father, Whose overarching supremacy is denoted by papal regalia, flanked by the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist. They, in turn, are flanked by images of angels singing and playing music, and, on the outermost panels, Adam and Eve. The lower register of the central panel continues the trinitarian theme by showing the adoration of Jesus Christ, God the Son, as the Lamb of God, the Lamb that was Slain as suggested by the Book of Revelation, with several groups in attendance or streaming in to worship, overseen by the divine Dove, symbolic of God the Holy Spirit.Since its creation the altarpiece has been considered one of Northern European art's masterpieces and one of the world's treasures. Over the centuries the panels have come close to being destroyed during outbreaks of iconoclasm, been moved and damaged by fire, while some have been sold, and others taken during wars. After all the panels were again returned to St. Bavo's following World War I, in 1934 two panels, The Just Judges and Saint John the Baptist, were stolen. The panel of Saint John the Baptist has been found soon after, but the 'The Just Judges' has not been recovered. In 1945, after the altarpiece was returned from Germany having spent much of World War II hidden in a salt mine, which greatly damaged the paint and varnishes, Jef Van der Veken produced a copy of the stolen panel 'The Just Judges', as part of an overall restoration effort.".
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- Ghent_Altarpiece caption Gabriel.
- Ghent_Altarpiece caption "Adam".
- Ghent_Altarpiece caption "Eve".
- Ghent_Altarpiece caption "Jodocus Vijdt".
- Ghent_Altarpiece caption "John the Baptist".
- Ghent_Altarpiece caption "Lysbette Borluut".
- Ghent_Altarpiece caption "The Virgin Annunciate.".
- Ghent_Altarpiece caption "The Virgin Mary".
- Ghent_Altarpiece caption "The central figure, usually referred to as "The Almighty"".
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- Ghent_Altarpiece subject Category:1432_paintings.
- Ghent_Altarpiece subject Category:Annunciation_in_Christian_art.
- Ghent_Altarpiece subject Category:Culture_of_Ghent.
- Ghent_Altarpiece subject Category:Gothic_paintings.
- Ghent_Altarpiece subject Category:Paintings_by_Jan_van_Eyck.
- Ghent_Altarpiece subject Category:Paintings_depicting_Jesus.
- Ghent_Altarpiece subject Category:Paintings_of_the_Virgin_Mary.
- Ghent_Altarpiece subject Category:Polyptychs.
- Ghent_Altarpiece subject Category:Stolen_works_of_art.
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- Ghent_Altarpiece comment "The Ghent Altarpiece (also called the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb or The Lamb of God, Dutch: Het Lam Gods) is a very large and complex early 15th century Early Flemish polyptych panel painting. The altarpiece is composed of 12 panels, eight of which are hinged shutters. These wings are painted on both sides, giving two very distinct views depending on whether they are open or closed.".
- Ghent_Altarpiece label "Genter Altar".
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- Ghent_Altarpiece label "Ołtarz Gandawski".
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- Ghent_Altarpiece label "Гентский алтарь".
- Ghent_Altarpiece label "تقديس الحمل".
- Ghent_Altarpiece label "ヘントの祭壇画".
- Ghent_Altarpiece label "根特祭坛画".
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