Ghent Altarpiece, Jan and Hubert van Eyck’s
Jan and Hubert, van Eyck’s famous Ghent Altarpiece of 1432, ranks among the most significant works of art in Europe. The upper register of the inner panels represent the heavenly redemption, and include the central classical Deësis arrangement of God, flanked by the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist. They are flanked in the next panels by angels playing music and, on the far outermost panels, the figures of Adam and Eve. The central panel of the lower register shows a gathering of saints, sinners, clergy, and soldiers.
