92 - The Ghent Altarpiece

Published: Nov. 17, 2020, 5 a.m.

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Van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece is often considered one of the world's most important paintings due to it being the first great oil painting and the forerunner of artistic realism in the Renaissance.\\xa0 It also has a very exciting history, escaping destruction from angry reformation crowds and being stolen multiple times throughout its lifetime.\\xa0 One panel, stolen in 1934, is still missing.\\xa0 Come listen and learn about questionable restorations, Nazi art thievery, and a very disturbing looking lamb.\\xa0

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