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Ghent Altarpiece

Polyptych by Jan van Eyck and Hubert van Eyck
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Ghent Altarpiece
Jan van Eyck / Presumably Hubert van Eyck · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Ghent Altarpiece is a polyptych[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of polyptych entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,831 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Jan van Eyck[3], Hubert van Eyck[4]
  • Religion or worldview: Latin Church[5]
  • Country: Belgium[6]
  • Instance of: winged altarpiece[7], painting[8]
  • Commissioned by: Joos Vijd[9], Elisabeth Borluut[10]
  • Owned by: Frederick William III of Prussia[11]
  • Movement: Early Netherlandish painting[12]
  • Genre: religious art[13]
  • Based on: Book of Revelation[14]
  • Depicts: Mary[15], woman[16], Lamb of God[17], John the Baptist[18], Adam[19], Eve[20], John the Evangelist[21], Annunciation[22], Holy Spirit[23], angel[24]
  • Made from material: oil paint[25], panel[26], oak panel[27]
  • Collection: St Bavo's Cathedral[28]
  • Inventory number: 10000092[29], 426[30]
  • Location: St Bavo's Cathedral[31]
  • Part of: Seven Wonders of Belgium[32]
  • Commons category: Ghent Altarpiece by Jan van Eyck[33]
  • Has part(s): Q138155848[34], Ghent altarpiece, wings[35]
  • Catalog code: 1[36]
  • Inception: 1432[37]
  • Exhibition history: Europeana 280[38]
  • Significant event: change of ownership[39], separation[40], art theft[41], restoration[42]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Ghent Altarpiece by Jan van Eyck[43]
  • Main subject: Lamb of God[44]
  • Described at URL: http://vlaamseprimitieven.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/nl/collectie/de-aanbidding-van-het-lam-gods-open[45], http://vlaamseprimitieven.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/en/collection/the-adoration-of-the-lamb-open[46], http://data.closertovaneyck.be/legacy/data/Final%20project%20report.pdf[47], http://closertovaneyck.kikirpa.be/ghentaltarpiece/#home[48], http://legacy.closertovaneyck.be/#home/sub=teaser[49], https://artinflanders.be/en/artwork/ghent-altarpiece-overview-open-altarpiece[50], https://www.mskgent.be/programma/groepsrondleiding-lam-gods#:~:text=In%20mei%202023%20startte%20de,in%20het%20atelier%20achter%20glas.[51], https://www.mskgent.be/tentoonstellingen/restauratie-lam-gods[52], https://www.kikirpa.be/nl/projecten/restauratie-en-onderzoek-van-het-bovenste-register-van-het-geopende-lam-gods[53], https://www.kikirpa.be/en/projects/restoration-and-research-upper-open-ghent-altarpiece[54], https://visit.gent.be/de/die-abenteuer-des-genter-altar[55], https://www.sintbaafskathedraal.be/images/files/lam-gods-panelenfolderdrukversiea4-v18de.pdf[56], https://www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail/der-genter-altar-der-brueder-van-eyck-in-berlin-1820-1920/[57]
  • Depicts Iconclass notation: 48C75[58], 11D[59], 11G[60], 71[61], 11H[62], 47I2133[63], 11D1311[64]

Why It Matters

Ghent Altarpiece has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

Related Entities

Belgium Bode Museum Book of Revelation Frederick William III of Prussia Hubert van Eyck Jan van Eyck John the Baptist John the Evangelist Mary public domain Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

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  29. [31] ↑ . Q134348790. smb.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  38. [40] ↑ . Q138183506. visit.gent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [65] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9w ago · Thierry Caro · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14800 → 3426
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14800: 3426"
  2. 13w ago · Oursana · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1432-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Inception: 1432"
  3. 19w ago · Jozefdvl · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Heritage designation → Q140066483
    Instance of → polyptych, winged altarpiece, painting
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ edit of 499 masterpieces of the Flemish Community list of masterpieces (addition of heritage designation & correction of 'instance of') (["
  4. 19w ago · Jozefdvl · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flemish community masterpieces list item id → 416d48c8-1c2d-4a2c-b746-ebdaa835695e
    Inception → +1432-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Described at url → http://vlaamseprimitieven.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/nl/collec, http://vlaamseprimitieven.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/en/collec, http://data.closertovaneyck.be/legacy/data/Final%20project%2 +10
    Made from material → oil paint, panel, oak panel
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-add:0||5 */ addition of data to 305 masterpieces of the Flemish Community list of masterpieces ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/3186ca8a9e4|details]])"
  5. 21w ago · Surajr7 · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Made from material → oil paint, panel, oak panel
    Image → Lamgods open.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Ghent Altarpiece Google Art Project.jpg"
  6. 23w ago · Oursana · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Q138155848, Ghent altarpiece, wings
    Inception → +1432-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Country → —
    Creator → Jan van Eyck, Hubert van Eyck
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Made from material: oil paint"
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