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The Ghent Altarpiece: John the Evangelist
Van Eyck1432
Lukas - Art in Flanders
Gent, Belgium
The young man portrayed on this last panel is the Apostle John - writer of one of the four Gospels and traditionally identified as the author of the 'Revelation of John' or the Apocalypse. His presence in the painting is, therefore, entirely natural.
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- Title: The Ghent Altarpiece: John the Evangelist
- Creator: Van Eyck
- Date Created: 1432
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