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EYCK, Jan van: The Ghent Altarpiece: Singing Angels

🖼 The Ghent Altarpiece: Singing Angels, 1427-29
Oil on wood
164.5 × 71.5 cm
Gent, Belgium

Ethereal voices captured in oil paint: robed angels sing from an ornate organ, their faces luminous against deep shadow. Van Eyck's meticulous detail and revolutionary light effects established Flemish painting's technical mastery, influencing Renaissance art across Europe.

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