The Ghent Altarpiece and Jan van Eyck

Wednesday 15th April 6pm

The magnificent Ghent Altarpiece otherwise known as The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb is often considered the defining masterpiece of Northern Renaissance art. Van Eyck’s largest ever painting, measuring nearly 5 metres across when opened, was ground-breaking in terms of technique displaying a vast array of brilliant colours with brushwork so detailed and precise that even the tiniest of details can be discerned, from fine blades of grass to delicate spiders’ webs. Its extraordinary realism was matched by a revolutionary approach to iconography, depicting saints and biblical characters in a highly original manner that had never been seen before, indeed the meaning of the painting continues to incite debate amongst art historians even today. Despite its size, the altarpiece has become the subject of frequent art thefts and indeed is sometimes known as “the world’s most stolen painting”. Explore the fascinating and dramatic history of this beautiful work of art, due to be the focus of a major exhibition in Ghent this year which has sadly had to be cancelled.

This is a live-streamed lecture which will be given by Siân Walters at 6.00pm BST (British Summer Time). Tune in from anywhere in the world to watch or enjoy a recorded version of the lecture which can be accessed for up to 24 hours afterwards.

The lecture will last one hour and will be followed by questions which Siân will answer live.

Further Information

Participation

1. Click on the gold “Book This Course/Event” button on the right hand side now, fill in the online booking form and pay online. Please use a UK account/card (if you are paying using a non-UK account/card please email us to arrange alternative payment methods). You will be notified by email once your booking has been accepted

2. Download ZOOM once you have booked – please print/download the instructions in this downloadable link and read them carefully.

3. You will receive registration/log-in details at least 24 hours before the event. Please do read the instructions in the downloadable attachment (see bullet point 2) as these will guide you through how to access the course.

4. Join the lecture at least ten minutes before it is scheduled to start, to ensure everything is working.

If you have not received your email confirmations, please check your ‘deleted items’ and ‘junk mail’ folders.

If you are not able to watch the lecture at the time it is live-streamed, you can still book online, as above. You will be contacted after the lecture has been broadcast with instructions on how to access the recorded lecture, for up to 24 hours afterwards.

Bookings close the day before the lecture is streamed.

Please refer to our Terms and Conditions for booking this event. We regret that we are unable to offer technical support with Zoom but tips can be found in the attachment. If you would like to book more than one event, please book separately for each lecture that you would like to attend, thank you. If you are booking for more than one person, it is important that you include their email address so that we can send them the lecture link too. We regret we are unable to offer refunds but don’t worry if you are not able to attend, as we will send you the recorded lecture link.

Contact me if you would like to try out Zoom – I will be running 15 minute live, test sessions on Monday mornings in April and May at 10.30am B.S.T. (GMT+1) for those who are new to Zoom