Adoration of the mystical lamb (Ghent Altarpiece)

Date: 1432
Medium: oil on board
Location: St. Bavo Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium
Dimensions: 137.7 x 242.3

Lamb of God is the central panel of the Ghent altar of the cathedral. Depicts Christ as a lamb on the altar standing in the meadow. Lamb is celebrated as a symbol of Christ's sacrifice. Above the altar of the Holy Spirit is at the forefront of the well with living water. In the background is the skyline of the New Jerusalem. On the right are the characters of the Old Testament, left a variety of saints.

Eyck painted picture Adoration of the mystical lamb (Ghent Altarpiece) in 1432. Prevailing color of this fine art print is dark and its shape is long. Original size is 137.7 x 242.3. This art piece is located in St. Bavo Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Jan van Eyck or Johannes de Eyck (ca. 1385-1441). Dutch painter considered one of the greatest painters of the late Middle Ages. From the age of 30, he began to emphasize veracity in his paintings; this broke the conventions of the former Gothic style, which glamorized reality. His naturalism and realism soon grew into the Flemish school of painting, to which belonged painters such as Bosch, Peter Brueghel, van Dyck or Rembrandt. Eyck experimented with technique and was interested in the theory of light (therefore, he began to use brighter, more saturated colours). He was behind the major improvements and expansion in oil paints. His The Arnolfini Portrait or Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his wife is among the most original works of its time. It is an oil on oak showing spouses living in the Flemish city of Bruges.