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The Ghent Altarpiece: panel John The Baptist detail

By
Jan van Eyck; Hubert van Eyck
Collection
Sint-Baafskathedraal Gent
Location
Sint-Baafskathedraal Gent
Photographer
Hugo Maertens

About this artwork

In the book that rests on the knees of John the Baptist we make out the word CONSOLAMINI (take comfort) which begins a prophecy in the Book of Isaiah that was interpreted in the gospels as a reference to John the Baptist.

The Ghent Altarpiece: panel John The Baptist detail
Photo number
0010007005
Inventory number
426
PID
h98z90st6d
Please mention this source: The Ghent Altarpiece: panel John The Baptist detail, by Jan van Eyck; Hubert van Eyck, collection Sint-Baafskathedraal Gent, artinflanders.be, photo: Hugo Maertens, Contractuele beperkingen.

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