8.8: Jan van Eyck’s Ghent Altarpiece
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Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of Jan van Eyck’s Ghent Altarpiece.
First, we look at it when it’s closed:
The link to this video is provided at the bottom of this page.
And now when it’s open:
The link to this video is provided at the bottom of this page.
Jan van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece, completed 1432, oil on wood, 11′ 5″ × 7′ 6″ (Saint Bavo Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium).
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- Van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece (1 of 2). Authored by: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Provided by: Khan Academy. Located at: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/northern-renaissance1/burgundy-netherlands/v/ghent-altarpiece-closed. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
- Jan van Eyck, The Ghent Altarpiece (2 of 2). Authored by: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Provided by: Khan Academy. Located at: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/northern-renaissance1/burgundy-netherlands/v/ghent-altar-open. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike