In a discovery that may change art history books, a recent restoration of the Ghent Altarpiece completed by the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA) in Belgium has uncovered original ...

Restoring the Ghent Altarpiece may well exceed the years it took for Flemish brothers Jan and Hubert Van Eyck to create their wondrously detailed 12-panel masterpiece, from the mid-1420s to 1432.

The magic of looking at a centuries-old painting can feel like time-traveling. It's a moment frozen in time and preserved forever, thanks to the help of restorers who use science, art, cutting-edge ...

One of the world’s most famous paintings has been restored to its original state—and it’s freaking everyone out. Thought to be one of the first works of art made with oil paint, the Flemish brothers ...

The restoration of a prized 15th-century painting has revealed the human-like face of a lamb, surprising art critics and prompting a debate online. The Ghent Altarpiece, which was completed in 1432 ...

On the night of 10 April 1934, one of the twelve oak panels that comprise Jan van Eyck’s famous painting, Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, was stolen from Saint Bavo Cathedral, in Ghent, Belgium. Often ...

The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, 1432, by Jan van Eyck (1390-1441), oil on panel. DeAgostini/Getty Images This couldn’t be further from the truth. In reality, workers on the painting’s restoration ...

With its remarkably realistic depictions and dramatic history, the Ghent Altarpiece (1432) is widely thought to be one of the most famous panel paintings in the world. Stolen several times (most ...

Reporting from Ghent, Belgium — — When Anne van Grevenstein-Kruse was a child, her family made a pilgrimage from Antwerp to Ghent to see “The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb,” the celebrated 15th ...

The hiding place of a the lost piece of the Ghent Altarpiece could finally have been pinpointed 84 years after it was stolen. The 1432 masterpiece named Adoration of the Mystic Lamb had two of its 12 ...

A celebrated medieval masterpiece is reopening to the public after a multi-million dollar upgrade. The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb — the beloved 12-paneled polyptych known as the Ghent Altarpiece — ...

It’s none too easy to get a close-up view of one of history’s greatest paintings. The Ghent Altarpiece, painted in the 15th century by Jan Van Eyck and his brother Hubert, is usually encased in a ...