History of mediæval art . Figs. 420 and 421.—The Virgin and St. John, from the Altar of the Brothers Van Eyckin the Church of St. Bavo at Ghent. sels. In St. Bavo at Ghent the missing panels have been replacedby the corresponding parts of the excellent copy of the whole, madeby M. Coxcien at the order of Philip II. THE NETHERLANDS. 703 Hubert could only devote the last two years of his life to thiswork; he left it unfinished, and Jan, who was engaged elsewhere,did not complete it until 1432. The central group, which in idealgrandeur and beauty differs vastly from the works of Jan, can withreas
History of mediæval art . Figs. 420 and 421.—The Virgin and St. John, from the Altar of the Brothers Van Eyckin the Church of St. Bavo at Ghent. sels. In St. Bavo at Ghent the missing panels have been replacedby the corresponding parts of the excellent copy of the whole, madeby M. Coxcien at the order of Philip II. THE NETHERLANDS. 703 Hubert could only devote the last two years of his life to thiswork; he left it unfinished, and Jan, who was engaged elsewhere,did not complete it until 1432. The central group, which in idealgrandeur and beauty differs vastly from the works of Jan, can withreasonable certainty be attributed to Hubert; the angels singingand playing, and the chief portion of the worship of the Lamb, mayalso be referred to him. All the remainder is by Jan, including theback sides of the wings, representing the donor with his wife ElsbethBurlut, the two St. Johns, painted gray in gray in imitation of stonesculptures, and the Annunciation, prophets and sibyls in the upperpart. The works of Jan are
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