# The Ghent Altarpiece (Adoration of the Mystic Lamb)

Ghent, Belgium

Completed in 1432 by Hubert and Jan van Eyck, this folding oil polyptych in Saint Bavo's Cathedral is a landmark of early Netherlandish art, famous for its realism, its turbulent history of theft, and one panel still missing.

## Roots Earth

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Coordinates: 51.05296, 3.72711

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