The famed Ghent Altarpiece has long been attributed to two artists: Dutch master Jan van Eyck and his lesser-known older brother Hubert, who died six years before the artwork was completed, in 1432.

Around half of the known works by Flemish master Jan van Eyck will be exhibited in a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition in Belgium next week alongside the newly restored Ghent Altarpiece, one of the most ...

Artificial intelligence has been used to analyse high-resolution digital x-ray images of the world famous Ghent Altarpiece, as part of an investigative project led by UCL.

This exhibition demonstrates Van Eyck’s influence on the Pre-Raphaelite through visual comparisons which satisfyingly reveal a complex relationship between two otherwise disparate art movements. Jan ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. This two-part painting by the incomparable Jan van Eyck is like black ...

The Ghent Altarpiece, also known as the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, is a masterpiece of European art and considered one of the world’s most cherished treasures. Commonly regarded as the first major ...

State-of-the-art security allows visitors to get closer than ever to Jan van Eyck's breathtaking miniatures and masterpieces in a blockbuster exhibition in Ghent that reunites his best works. The ...

A painting can hide numerous secrets. Did you know some of the most famous artworks are known for hidden secrets that have ...

When later this year they resume their position high up in Van Eyck’s immense work, the paintings will never again leave St Bavo’s Cathedral, Ghent, where the altarpiece was once the centrepiece of a ...

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 ...

Early Netherlandish artist Jan van Eyck stands front and center in the history of Western art, but much about his life remains in the shadows, from where he was born to how many children he had. There ...