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There Will Never Be Another Show of Northern Renaissance Master Jan van Eyck Like the One About to Open in Belgium

Around half of the known works by Flemish master Jan van Eyck will be exhibited in a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition in Belgium next week alongside the newly restored Ghent Altarpiece, one of the most ...
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A Lamb in the Newly Restored Ghent Altarpiece Is Going Viral Because the Internet Thinks It Looks Like Zoolander

One of the world’s most famous paintings has been restored to its original state—and it’s freaking everyone out. Thought to be one of the first works of art made with oil paint, the Flemish brothers ...
The Washington Post

Van Eyck included a mind-blowing detail in these religious panels

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. This two-part painting by the incomparable Jan van Eyck is like black ...
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A $2.4 Million Restoration of the Ghent Altarpiece Has Yielded Shocking Revelations—Like the Mystical Lamb’s Humanoid Face

In a discovery that may change art history books, a recent restoration of the Ghent Altarpiece completed by the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA) in Belgium has uncovered original ...
Hyperallergic

Using Mirrors to See van Eyck Reflected in the Pre-Raphaelites

This exhibition demonstrates Van Eyck’s influence on the Pre-Raphaelite through visual comparisons which satisfyingly reveal a complex relationship between two otherwise disparate art movements. Jan ...
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See What the Famous Ghent Altarpiece Restoration Has Revealed

The museum of fine art, Ghent has announced that the first phase of restoration of The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, better known as the Ghent Altarpiece, has been completed, revealing an unexpected ...
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A Landmark Assembly of Jan Van Eyck Paintings Celebrates His Stunning Eye for Natural Detail—See Highlights Here

While museums around the globe are closed to the public, we are spotlighting each day an inspiring exhibition that was previously on view. Even if you can’t see it in person, allow us to give you a ...
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Van Eyck Gets a Blockbuster Show at the Louvre

Upcoming at the Louvre in Paris, a major exhibition is set to showcase the works of Jan van Eyck (1390-1441), the Flemish master of the Northern Renaissance, from March 20 to June 17, 2024. Titled ...
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Close contact in an Aldo van Eyck sculpture pavilion in the Netherlands

In the first half of the 1960s, Dutch architect Aldo van Eyck worked on a commission for a sculpture pavilion in Arnhem. The pavilion was for a temporary one-year exhibition that was on view between ...
The Financial Times

How Van Eyck’s altar changed western art

“Jan Van Eyck was here”. A few minutes ago, it seems. Last week, his “Mystic Lamb”, just restored to reveal a proud pout and intense humanoid eyes, stared out at spooked crowds in the darkness of ...
The Independent

The restoration of the Ghent Altarpiece shows the enduring allure of Jan van Eyck

The Van Eyck brothers’ body of work gives incredible insight into medieval religious thinking, as well as documenting the changing nature of oil painting (The National Gallery) Standing alongside me ...