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Larger Image	Larger image may be viewed by UofL faculty, staff, and students only (log-in required using ULink username/password) at: http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=http://vrc-web.louisville.edu/Jpegs/320/327-38.jpg
Title	Ghent Altarpiece, Saint Bavo Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium, closed.
Creator	Eyck, Jan van (Netherlandish painter, ca.1390-1441)
Date	Completed 1432
Cultural Context	Netherlandish Flemish Belgian European Northern European
Style/Period	Northern Renaissance
Theme	Paintings (visual works) Oil paintings (visual works) Panel paintings (painting by form) Religious art Triptychs Altarpieces Liturgical objects Liturgy Religious objects Christianity Bible Bible stories Narratives (document genres) Narrative cycles Narrative (artistic device) Scenes (depictions) Eye-level views Figurative art Figures (representations) Front views Three-quarter views Oblique views Profiles (figures) Men (male humans) Women Saints Virgins Religious (people) Prophets Patrons Patronage Husbands Wives Spouses Diplomats Magistrates Judges Public officers Kneeling Prayers Gesture Costume (mode of fashion) Drapery (representations) Robes (main garments) Mantles (outerwear) Hats Headgear Headcloths (headgear) Headdresses Hairstyles Wings (supernatural) Flowers (plants) Vegetation Plants (vegetation) Books Animals Sheep Lambs Domestic animals Doves Birds Wings (animal components) Statues Sculpture (visual work) Architecture (object genre) Buildings Rooms Interior views Interior walls Walls Ceilings Architectural elements Windows Columns (architectural elements) Arches Niches Towns Townscapes (representations) Cityscapes (representations) Frames (furnishings) Inscriptions Wings (visual works components) Panels (ornament areas) Symbols Symbolism (artistic concept) Religious symbolism Illusion Illusionism
Subject	Paintings Oil paintings Religious articles Triptychs Altarpieces Christianity Biblical events Religion & politics Men Women Saints Prophets Angels People associated with religion Diplomats Judges Government officials People associated with politics & government Spouses Couples Prayer Gestures Clothing & dress Robes Beards Baldness Hairstyles Hats Headgear Headdresses Flowers Lilies Plants Books Sheep Animals Birds Doves Sculpture Architecture Buildings Rooms & spaces Interiors Walls Ceilings Architectural elements Structural elements Architectural decorations & ornaments Windows Columns Arches Niches Cityscapes Symbols Inscriptions Picture frames
People Pictured	Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint Gabriel (Archangel) John, the Baptist, Saint John, the Evangelist, Saint John, the Apostle, Saint Vyd, Jodocus Borluut, Isabel Micah (Biblical prophet) Zachariah (Biblical prophet) Zechariah (Biblical prophet)
Location Depicted	Netherlands
Material	Oil on wood Oil paint (pigmented coating) Paint Wood (plant material)
Measurements	11' 6" x 7' 6"
Technique	Painting (image-making) Panel painting (image-making) Oil painting (technique)
Work Type	Paintings Oil paintings Panel paintings (painting by form) Altarpieces Triptychs
Repository	Saint Bavo Cathedral [St Baafskathedral] (Ghent, Belgium)
Source	Kleiner, Fred S., and Christin J. Mamiya. Gardner's Art Through the Ages. 12th ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2005. (fig.20-5, p.551)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: Scala/ Art Resource, NY.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 327-38.jpg
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