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EYCK, Jan van: The Ghent Altarpiece: The Just Judges

🖼 The Ghent Altarpiece: The Just Judges, 1427-30
Oil on wood
145 × 51 cm
Gent, Belgium

Intricate oil glazes render robed judges in profound conversation, their faces individualized with extraordinary detail. This panel revolutionized Northern European art through van Eyck's mastery of light and atmospheric perspective, establishing oil painting's expressive potential for generations to come.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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