A history of Belgium from the Roman invasion to the present day . THE ADORATION OF THE LAMB (SAINT BAVON, GHENT).Angds singing and playing. THE MYSTIC LAMB I3S tells US the story of Christ as he saw it in hismystical vision, without any concern for accessoriesor detail. He clings to essentials, to the figuresof Christ and his apostles, while scorning anysubordinate object, such as trees, architecture,costumes, etc., which are only represented in arude fashion when necessary to the story. It ischaracteristic of Hubert Van Eycks work (since,according to all evidence, Hubert must be con-sidered a
A history of Belgium from the Roman invasion to the present day . THE ADORATION OF THE LAMB (SAINT BAVON, GHENT).Angds singing and playing. THE MYSTIC LAMB I3S tells US the story of Christ as he saw it in hismystical vision, without any concern for accessoriesor detail. He clings to essentials, to the figuresof Christ and his apostles, while scorning anysubordinate object, such as trees, architecture,costumes, etc., which are only represented in arude fashion when necessary to the story. It ischaracteristic of Hubert Van Eycks work (since,according to all evidence, Hubert must be con-sidered as the author of the general outlines ofthe picture, which was finished by his brother Janafter his death) that perhaps the least satisfactoryfigure of the Adoration of the Lamb is the Deity,while our attention is immediately captured bythe group of angels surrounding Him, and stillmore by the procession of worshippers at thebottom of the picture. To put it briefly, whereasGiottos art is at its best when dealing with thedivine side of the Christian drama. Van Ey
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