Thursday, December 10, 2009

The Ghent Altarpiece (open)



Title:
The Ghent Altarpiece (open)

Artist: Jan Van Eyck

Material: Oil On Wood

Culture/Period: Italian/High Renassiance

Date: 1475

Location: Cathedral of St Bavon, Ghent, Belgium

Signification Point Of Fact: The lamb in the lower center panel show the sacrifice of a lamb, it stands for the sacrifice of Christ.

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