Figure 1
The argument.
Figure 2
The Ghent Altarpiece, before restoration. Source: Hubert and Jan van Eyck, Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, Saint Bavo’s Cathedral, www.artinflanders.be, photo closertovaneyck.kikirpa.be; contractual restrictions.
Figure 3
The Mystic Lamb in the Ghent Altarpiece, before (left) and after (right) restoration. Source: Hubert and Jan van Eyck, Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, Saint Bavo’s Cathedral, www.artinflanders.be, photo closertovaneyck.kikirpa.be; contractual restrictions.
Figure 4
Close-up of the pre-restoration lamb. Source: Hubert and Jan van Eyck, Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, Saint Bavo’s Cathedral, www.artinflanders.be, photo closertovaneyck.kikirpa.be; contractual restrictions.
Figure 5
Close-up of the post-restoration lamb. Source: Hubert and Jan van Eyck, Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, Saint Bavo’s Cathedral, www.artinflanders.be, photo closertovaneyck.kikirpa.be; contractual restrictions.
Figure 6
Detail of Jan van Eyck, The Arnolfini Portrait (1434). Image: The National Gallery, London. © The National Gallery, London.