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The Mystic Lamb by Harry de Paepe and Jan van der Veken
Engrossing tribute to the Ghent altarpiece, a masterpiece made up of masterpieces
OVINE JESUS: The Mystic Lamb before and after restoration
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AS THE art historian Noah Charney wrote about the magnificent Ghent altarpiece, “just about everything bad that could happen to a painting has happened.” This illustrated history of it by Harry de Paepe and Jan van der Veken features a handy timeline of its misfortunes at the back, including being hidden from rioting Protestants and nearly being blown up in a mine by the Nazis.
The grand artwork by the Van Eyck brothers, unveiled in 1432, is one of the most famous pieces of religious art, and it still holds new mysteries. Recent restorations, to widespread amazement, revealed the original lamb at its centre.
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