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Name: Ghent Altarpiece
Artist: Brothers Hubert and Jan van Eyck
Year: 15th Century

Ghent Altarpiece by Hubert & Jan van Eyck

The Ghent Altarpiece (or the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb) is a large and complex 15th-century polyptych altarpiece in St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium. It was begun c. the mid-1420s and completed before 1432, and is attributed to the Early Flemish painters and brothers Hubert and Jan van Eyck. The altarpiece is considered a masterpiece of European art and one of the world's treasures.
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