The Ghent Altarpiece: the precise contribution of Hubert and Jan van Eyck identified

The interdisciplinary team of the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA), in cooperation with the University of Antwerp, carried out an in-depth study of the data collected during the restoration of the lower register of the opened Ghent Altarpiece (2016-2019). In doing so, they managed to shed light on one of the greatest mysteries in art history: the precise contribution of Jan Van Eyck and his illustrious older brother Hubert Van Eyck to the creation of the Ghent Altarpiece.