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Discover incredible masterworks from Jan van Eyck
Discover incredible masterworks from Jan van Eyck
The Museum of Fine Arts Ghent presented Van Eyck. An Optical Revolution in what is described the largest exhibition celebrating Jan van Eyck to date. While the museum’s doors might be temporarily closed, there is still an opportunity to experience his incredible art, alongside contemporaries and those he inspired, such as Tydeman Maes and Benozzo Gozzoli, in our virtual gallery.
Jan Van Eyck, The Annunciation Diptych, c.1433-1435
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Tydeman Maes, Two Angels with the Instruments of the Passion, c.1425-1435
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid
© www.lukasweb.be - Art in Flanders vzw
Jan and Hubert van Eyck, The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, 1432, Outer panels of the closed altarpiece
Saint Bavo’s Cathedral, Ghent
Benozzo Gozzoli, The Madonna with Child and Angels, c.1449-1450
Fondazione Accademia Carrara, Bergamo
© Courtesy of the Frick Collection
Jan van Eyck and workshop, The Madonna at the fountain, c.1440
Private collection
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Van Eyck. An Optical Revolution at The Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
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