The Ghent Altarpiece (open)

Hubert and Jan van Eyck

1432 · Oil on oak panels · St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent

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About this work

Artist: Hubert and Jan van Eyck (c. 1390–1441)
Year: 1432
Medium: Oil on oak panels
Original size: 350 × 461 cm (open)
Collection: St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent
Movement: Northern Renaissance

The opened altarpiece has two registers of panels. Above, a figure of God enthroned in red is flanked by the Virgin and John the Baptist, then by choirs of singing and music-making angels, and at the outer edges by Adam and Eve. Below, a single continuous landscape runs across five panels: at the centre, groups of prophets, apostles, saints, martyrs and virgins converge on the Lamb of God on an altar, while judges, knights, hermits and pilgrims approach on the wings. Ghent merchant Joos Vijd and his wife Lysbette Borluut commissioned it for their chapel in the church now St Bavo's Cathedral, where it was installed on 6 May 1432. An inscription credits Hubert van Eyck, who died in 1426, with beginning it and Jan with completing it. It has been taken to Paris, partly sold to Berlin, seized by the Nazis and recovered from the Altaussee salt mine in 1945; the Just Judges panel, stolen in 1934, is still missing and is replaced by a copy. A restoration finished in 2020 uncovered the Lamb's original face. It is in St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

The opened altarpiece of many arched panels, deep red, green and gold, with a sunlit meadow at its base, for a large living room, hallway or study at 32×24 in black. A deep green, warm stone or charcoal wall; it pairs with The Garden of Earthly Delights.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Northern Renaissance painting
Era: 15th century (1432)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: grand
Rooms: living room, hallway or entryway, study or library, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 32×24. Prints at 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard; 32×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Ghent Altarpiece (The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb), open in the public domain?

Yes. Hubert and Jan van Eyck (c. 1390–1441) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by St Bavo's Cathedral.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 16×12, 24×18 and 32×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Ghent Altarpiece (The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb), open painted, and in what medium?

The Ghent Altarpiece (The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb), open dates from 1432 and was made in oil on oak panels; the original measures 350 × 461 cm (open).

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 32×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 24×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For The Ghent Altarpiece (The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb), open we'd choose 32×24. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

The Ghent Altarpiece (open) (Hubert and Jan van Eyck) — The Ghent Altarpiece (open) · Hubert and Jan van Eyck · 1432. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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