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Book Review
The Ghent Altarpiece. Research and Conservation of the Interior: The Lower Register
09/2023 | 1446 | 165
Pages: 1036-37
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Vandivere, Abbie (Vandivere, Abbie)
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The Ghent Altarpiece. Research and Conservation of the Interior: The Lower Register By Griet Steyaert, Marie Postec, Jana Sanyova and Hélène Dubois. 210 pp. incl. 420 col. ills. (Brepols, Turnhout, 2021), €54.72. ISBN 978–2–930054–41–4. | :
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3. Changes to the dove in the central panel of the Ghent Altarpiece in (a) 1951 during overpaint removal; (b) 2017 after varnish removal; and (c) after overpaint removal and restoration.
Exhibition Review
Van Eyck: An Optical Revolution. Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent
04/2020 | 1405 | 162
Pages: 328-332
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Campbell, Lorne (Campbell, Lorne; C., L.)
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Van Eyck: An Optical Revolution Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent 1st February–30th April | :
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1. Adam, from the Ghent Altarpiece. 1432. Oil on panel, 212.9 by 37.1 cm. (St Bavo’s Cathedral, Ghent; exh. Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent;   Lukasweb.be-Art in Flanders vzw; photograph Dominique Provost).
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2. Portrait of a man (‘Leal Souvenir’), by Jan van Eyck (after cleaning). 1432. Oil on panel, 33.3 by 18.9 cm. (National Gallery, London; exh. Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent).
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3. Cumaean Sibyl, detail from one of the exterior panels of the Ghent Altarpiece, by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. 1432. Oil on panel, 213.5 by 36.1 cm. (St Bavo’s Cathedral, Ghent; exh. Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent;   Lukasweb.be- Art in Flanders vzw; photograph Dominique Provost).
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4. Isabella of Portugal, copy after Jan van Eyck. 17th century. Pen and brush, ink and wash on paper, 34.5 by 30.4 cm. (Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo, Lisbon; exh. Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent).
Letter
Letter One
10/2018 | 1387 | 160
Pages: 812
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Dubois, Hélène (Dubois, Hélène)
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1. Top Detail of The adoration of the Mystic Lamb, by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Completed by 1432. Panel. Photograph 2016, before conservation. (Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent © Lukasweb.be-Art in Flanders vzw; photograph KIK-IRPA). 2. Above Detail of The adoration of the Mystic Lamb, by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Completed by 1432. Panel. Photograph 2018, after removal of overpaint from the Lamb. (Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent © Lukasweb.be-Art in Flanders vzw; photograph KIK-IRPA).
Article
The Art of Conservation XV. The conservation history of the Ghent Altarpiece
09/2018 | 1386 | 160
Pages: 754-765
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Dubois, Hélène (Dubois, Hélène)
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1. The adoration of the Mystic Lamb, by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Completed by 1432. Panel, shown open, 375 by 514 cm. Before restora- tion. (Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent; © lukasweb.be – Art in Flanders vzw).
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2. Diagram showing the extent of mid-sixteenth century overpaint on the outside wings of the polyptych. (©KIK-IRPA, Brussels).
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3. Detail of Fig.4, showing Joos Vijd’s right eye after varnish removal. The pink scumbles around the eyes, which cover the original eyelashes, are typical of the mid-sixteenth-century overpainting campaign. (©KIKIRPA, Brussels).
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4. The adoration of the Mystic Lamb, by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Completed by 1432. Panel, shown closed, 375 by 257 cm. Photographed after restoration. (Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent; © lukasweb.be – Art in Flanders vzw).
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5. Detail of Fig.4, showing Elisabeth Borluut’s drapery before the removal of varnish and overpaint. (Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent).
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6. Fig.5 after the removal of overpaint and restoration. (Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent; © lukasweb.be – Art in Flanders vzw).
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7. The Virgin Annunciate and Angel musicians (recto and verso of the same panel), by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Photographs taken in Berlin before the restoration of 1894. Original hinges are present on the left side of the frame of the Virgin’s panel. Metal reinforcements were added to the extremities of the crossbar. Later, wrought metal hinged braces were attached by large screws fitted through the frame and visible on the front of the Angels panel. (Deutsches Dokumentationszentrum für Kunstgeschichte – Bildarchiv Foto Marburg).
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8. The prophet Micah, detail of Fig.4, shown in the frame designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel with a hatch covering the inscription beneath the prophet. Photograph, before 1878. (RKD, Netherlands Institute for Art History, M.J. Friedländer Archive, The Hague).
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9. The Ghent Altarpiece as installed in the Vijd chapel between 1865 and 1920. It comprises Eyckian central panels, Lagye’s fur-clothed Adam and Eve and Coxcie’s copies of the other shutters. Photograph, c.1910–13. (© Stadsarchief, Ghent).
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10. Jef Van der Veken in his studio in Brussels. Photograph, before 1929. (RKD, Netherlands Institute for Art History, Jef Van der Veken Archive, The Hague).
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11. Albert Philipott applies wax to the surface of Eve in order to consolidate the paint layers. Photograph, 1951. (© KIK-IRPA, Brussels).
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12. Albert Philipott removes the overpainted clouds around the dove in The Adoration of the Lamb. Photograph, 1951. (© KIK-IRPA, Brussels).
Article
The Ghent Altarpiece: new thoughts on its original display
02/2015 | 1343 | 157
Pages: 74-84
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Steyaert, Griet (Steyaert, Griet)
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1. Ghent altarpiece, current presentation (closed position), by Hubert and Jan van Eyck (St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent)
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15. Sacramental tower, by Matthijs de Layens (Church of St Peter, Louvain)
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16. Steps in the original frames of the Ghent Altarpiece illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2
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17. Deësis, by Jan Gossaert (Museo del Prado, Madrid)
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18. Reliquary shrine (open position), attributed to Jean de Touyl (The Cloisters, New York)
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19. Detail of Fig. 2 showing the paintedrepresentation of strips of gold metal, attached by rows of nails covering the edges of the step
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2. Fig. 1 in open position
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3. Ghent altarpiece in St Bavo's Cathedral, by Pierre François De Noter (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)
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6. Detail of the Seven Sacraments, attributed to Rogier van der Weyden (Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp)
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10. (Right). Fig. 9 in closed position
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11. Detail of the reverse of Fig. 9 in open position
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12. Tower retable of St John the Evangelist (open position). Southern Netherlands, c. 1480-90 (Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona)
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13. Tower retable with Joachim and Joseph from the Society of Rhetoricians 'Leliekens uyten Dale' (open position). Anonymous, c.1500-25 (Formerly Church of St Leonard, Zoutleeuw; now untraced)
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14. Fig. 13 in closed position
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20. Transverse section through the Vijd chapel (published by Dhanens, see note 12), with a diagram of the proposed reconstruction (open position)
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21. Plan of the two eastern piers of the Vijd chapel, one free standing and the other joined to the wall (published by Dhanens, see note 12), with a diagram of the proposed reconstruction (open position)
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22. Scale model (1:10) illustrated in Fig. 4
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4. Bird's eye view of the scale model (1:10) of the proposed reconstruction of the Ghent Altarpiece with the upper tier being a hexagonal tower retable (open position). Included are the plinth and the lower part of the baldachin from the tower retable, an altar, a space allowing for a possible predella and the two eastern piers of the Vijd chapel (one free standing and the other joined to the wall)
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5. Kleiner Dom (open position). Cologne school, c.1355-70 (Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich)
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7. (Left). Scale model (1:10) illustrated in Fig. 4 in closed position
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8. (Right). Scale model (1:10) illustrated in Fig. 4
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9. (Left). Tower retable with scenes from the life of Christ (open position). Southern Netherlands of Paris, c. 1395 (Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Antwerp)
Book Review
The Ghent Altarpiece by the Brothers Van Eyck. History and Appraisal, S. Kemperdick and J. Rössler, eds
02/2015 | 1343 | 157
Pages: 99-100
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Filedt Kok, Jan Piet (Filedt Kok, Jan Piet; Kok, J. P. Filedt)
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44. Full-scale installation of the reconstructed opened Ghent Altarpiece by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. The central panels are sixteenth-century copies by Michiel Coxcie and nineteenth-century copies by Carl Schulz. For the wings, black-and-white prints of historic photographs are used (Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin)
Book Review
Van Eyck and the Founders of Early Netherlandish Painting
05/1996 | 1118 | 138
Pages: 332-333
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Evans, Mark L. (Evans, Mark L.; Evans, Mark)
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Van Eyck and the Founders of Early Netherlandish Painting | author: Pächt, Otto , author: Schmidt-Dengler, Maria
Book Review
Hubert and Jan van Eyck
02/1982 | 947 | 124
Pages: 106-107
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Campbell, Lorne (Campbell, Lorne; C., L.)
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Hubert and Jan van Eyck | author: Dhanens, Elisabeth
Short Notice
Jan van Eyck and the Ghent Altar-Piece
06/1974 | 855 | 116
Pages: 326-327+329
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Homa, Ramsay (Homa, Ramsay)
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50. Detail from the Ghent Altar-Piece, Showing the Signature (In Hebrew) of Jan van Eyck.
Book Review
Sint-Baafskathedraal Gent
05/1968 | 782 | 110
Pages: 287-288
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Pauwels, Henri (Pauwels, Henri; Pauwels, H.)
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Her retabel van het Lam Gods | author: Dhanens, Elisabeth
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Sint-Baafskathedraal Gent | author: Dhanens, Elisabeth , author: Dhanens, Elisabeth
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