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Eve, from the right wing of the Ghent Altarpiece
by Jan van Eyck
StyleNorthern Renaissance
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Jan van Eyck composed this Eve as part of the monumental Ghent Altarpiece. The nude figure shows radical naturalism, her body rendered with unprecedented realism. Eve holds the forbidden fruit, her expression contemplative.
This panel belongs to one of the most important works in Western art. It remains at St. Bavo Cathedral in Ghent.
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About Eve, from the right wing of the Ghent Altarpiece
A monumental polyptych by Van Eyck, one of the most important early Netherlandish works. Jan van Eyck painted Eve as part of the monumental Ghent Altarpiece.
You can see it at St. Bavo Cathedral, Ghent in Ghent, Belgium. Jan van Eyck created it. Jan van Eyck painted Eve as part of the monumental Ghent Altarpiece.
Van Eyck's Eve is one of the most realistically depicted nudes in early Northern art. Her rounded belly suggested she was already pregnant, adding theological meaning to the Ghent Altarpiece's complex program.
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