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 ...

A celebrated medieval masterpiece is reopening to the public after a multi-million dollar upgrade. The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb — the beloved 12-paneled polyptych known as the Ghent Altarpiece — ...

Restoring the Ghent Altarpiece may well exceed the years it took for Flemish brothers Jan and Hubert Van Eyck to create their wondrously detailed 12-panel masterpiece, from the mid-1420s to 1432.

Reporting from Ghent, Belgium — — When Anne van Grevenstein-Kruse was a child, her family made a pilgrimage from Antwerp to Ghent to see “The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb,” the celebrated 15th ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The magic of looking at a centuries-old painting can feel like time-traveling. It's a moment frozen in time and preserved forever, ...

Within the lexicon of Christian symbology, the lamb represents both the suffering and the triumph of Christ — though a sacrificial animal, it also embodies characteristics of gentleness, innocence, ...

It’s none too easy to get a close-up view of one of history’s greatest paintings. The Ghent Altarpiece, painted in the 15th century by Jan Van Eyck and his brother Hubert, is usually encased in a ...

A gay altarpiece showing two Adams and two Eves and a transgender woman dressed as a serpent has been removed from a church - over fears it is offensive to transsexuals. Created by Elisabeth Ohlson ...

Art critics were stunned after the restoration of a priceless 15th century painting revealed an 'alarmingly humanoid' depiction of the Lamb of God. The Ghent Altarpiece by Hubert and Jan Von Eyck, ...

Altarpiece. Annunziata Historical Building (formerly Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata), Ravello, Italy (photo by the author for Hyperallergic) RAVELLO — There’s a deconsecrated chapel perched high ...