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Restorers of Van Eyck’s Ghent Altarpiece Present Findings in Book
9 April 2020
For four years, a multidisciplinary team from the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA, Brussels) worked on the research and conservation-restoration of the exterior of the Ghent Altarpiece by the Van Eyck brothers (1432). In the book The Ghent Altarpiece. Research and Conservation of the
An Optical Revolution in the Middle Ages. The Hidden Talents of Jan van Eyck
27 January 2020
The oil paintings of Jan van Eyck differ so significantly from the work of his contemporaries that he is often seen as a star that fell out of nowhere. His refined oil painting techniques, pointed observations of the world and talent for depicting essentially intangible light have yet to be equalled