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The Ghent Altarpiece: Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, detail of the Lamb with kneeling Angels
Jan van Eyck1432
Lukas - Art in Flanders
Gent, Belgium
Fourteen angels kneel around the Altar to worship the Lamb.
The two angels in the front wave a censer, while the ones in the back carry the cross, the pillar of the Flagellation, the lance and the scourge with the sponge, the crown of thorns and the rods with which he was beaten.
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- Title: The Ghent Altarpiece: Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, detail of the Lamb with kneeling Angels
- Creator: Hubert and Jan Van Eyck
- Date Created: 1432
- Location: Saint Bavo's cathedral Ghent
- Type: Painting
- Original Source: http://www.lukasweb.be/en/photo/the-ghent-altarpiece-open-110
- Rights: Saint Bavo's cathedral © www.lukasweb.be - Art in Flanders vzw
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