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 ...

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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 restoration of a prized 15th-century painting has revealed the human-like face of a lamb, surprising art critics and prompting a debate online. The Ghent Altarpiece, which was completed in 1432 ...

It was Friday morning, just hours before she was set to reveal the $2.4 million, multiyear restoration she had led on a panel of one of the world’s great artistic treasures: “The Adoration of the ...

The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, 1432, by Jan van Eyck (1390-1441), oil on panel. DeAgostini/Getty Images ...

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, ...

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GHENT, Belgium—Artist Jan Van Eyck’s giant 15th-century Ghent Altarpiece has survived centuries of turmoil through two world wars, 16th-century iconoclasm and theft. Now, a permanent exhibit showing ...