the Ghent Altarpiece stands at 11’5” tall by 15’ 1” wide. The artwork was commissioned for the Cathedral of St. Bavo in Ghent, Belgium, where it currently exists today. The brothers’ technique, hidden symbolism and depiction of prominent themes made the altarpiece a distinguished painting of the Early Renaissance. The van Eyck’s designed the Ghent Altarpiece as a polyptych, a painting constructed of multiple wooden panels that compose a work of art. When closed, the outside of the altarpiece illustrates…
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