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EYCK, Jan van: The Ghent Altarpiece: Mary of the Annunciation

🖼 The Ghent Altarpiece: Mary of the Annunciation, 1432
Oil on wood
Gent, Belgium

Luminous interior space frames Mary mid-genuflection, her delicate features rendered with photographic precision through oil glazes. This panel revolutionized Northern European art by merging spiritual intensity with meticulous realism, establishing the Flemish technique's dominance.

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