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 Bible Art

The Lamb of God
Artist: Jan van Eyck
 1432    Painting

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The most well-known work of the painter brothers Hubrecht (Hubert) and Jan van Eyck is undoubtedly the altar piece in the Vyd Chapel in St. Bavo's Cathedral in Ghent. The official name is The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, after the lower middle panel, where a lamb is worshiped by groups of angels, martyrs, prophets and apostles. The work in 1432 was one of the first painted altar pieces in North and West Europe - until then these works would be wood-cuts.

The Lamb of God is housed at Saint Bavo Cathedral in Ghent, Belgium, it has been damaged during various conflicts, and even had a panel stolen for ransom (it is still missing).  The work consists of twelve oil painted oak panels.

The Lamentation at the Foot of the Cross
Artist: Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
 1780    Painting

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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo's (1727–1804) The Lamentation at the Foot of the Cross is an eighteenth-century depiction of Christ's death, though it bears strong similarities to Rembrandt's Lamentation. Tiepolo may well have seen Rembrandt's version, which at the time was in possession of the British Consul, Joseph Smith (1682–1770) who lived in Venice.

In Tiepolo's version, Mary Magdalene is shown with blonde rather than red hair. In 1760, Tiepolo created a preparatory sketch for the composition with charcoal and ink.