The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb

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The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb is a renowned early 15th-century polyptych altarpiece by Jan and Hubert van Eyck, celebrated for its intricate religious symbolism and pioneering use of oil painting techniques.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious artwork
altarpiece
panel painting
polyptych
alsoKnownAs Ghent Altarpiece NERFINISHED
Het Lam Gods NERFINISHED
completionDate 1432
country Belgium
creator Hubert van Eyck NERFINISHED
Jan van Eyck NERFINISHED
depicts Adoration of the Lamb of God NERFINISHED
Christ the King NERFINISHED
John the Baptist NERFINISHED
Lamb of God NERFINISHED
Virgin Mary
angels
apostles
hermits
judges
knights
martyrs
pilgrims
prophets
genre religious art
hasPart Adam panel NERFINISHED
Annunciation panels
Eve panel
Just Judges panel NERFINISHED
Knights of Christ panel
central panel of the Adoration of the Lamb
donor portraits of Joos Vijd and Lysbette Borluut
hermits panel
panels of music-making angels
panels of singing angels
pilgrims panel
upper register Deësis panels
inception early 15th century
influenced Northern Renaissance art NERFINISHED
location Saint Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent NERFINISHED
materialUsed oil paint
movement Early Netherlandish painting NERFINISHED
Northern Renaissance NERFINISHED
notableFor complex iconography
high level of detail
intricate religious symbolism
pioneering use of oil painting techniques
significantEvent subject of multiple restorations
target of art thefts and wartime looting
support wooden panels
UNESCOStatus included in UNESCO Memory of the World Register

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Flemish Primitives art hasNotableWork The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb
Ghent Altarpiece depicts The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb
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Apocalypse woodcuts notablePrint The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb
this entity surface form: The Adoration of the Lamb