AXIS and the Ghent Altarpiece search menu search content AXIS and the Ghent Altarpiece Research by AXIS The early fifteenth century Ghent Altarpiece (1432) by the Van Eyck brothers is considered by many as the pinnacle of European, mediaeval painting. This polyptych comprises 12 oak panels divided i…

AXIS and the Ghent Altarpiece search menu search content Phase I The Ghent Altarpiece: finding Van Eyck In 2012, the KIK-IRPA initiated the first phase of a conservation campaign, focusing on the reverse of the side wing panels (see the image on the right, showing the altarpiece in closed position).…