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Een wonderbaarlijke tuin : Flora op het Lam Gods = Un jardin miraculeux : la flore sur L'Agneau mystique = A miraculous garden : flora on the Ghent Altarpiece

Title
Een wonderbaarlijke tuin : Flora op het Lam Gods = Un jardin miraculeux : la flore sur L'Agneau mystique = A miraculous garden : flora on the Ghent Altarpiece / Hilde Van Crombrugge, Paul Van den Bremt.
Author
Crombrugge, Hilde van
Publication
Gent : Provinciebestuur Oost-Vlaanderen, 2016.

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Bremt, Paul van den, 1952-
Description
203 pages : color illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
The central panel of the Ghent Altarpiece is sumptuously decorated with plants and flowers. Visitors are struck by the diversity and realism, with which the Van Eyck brothers painted this flora and fauna. But the artists did not limit themselves to the unity of time and space. Spring flowers can be seen alongside summer plants, while Mediterranean flowers are combined with plants that can only grow in northern Europe. You will not only see roses, but also daisies and violets blossoming in the soft grass. Do these flowers and plants also have a symbolic meaning? Where did the Van Eyck brothers pick up this knowledge of botany? Exactly which kinds of flowers and plants are depicted and what purpose did they serve in the days of the Van Eycks? Some light will be shed on this and other questions in this catalogue to the temporary exhibition. Exhibition: Caermersklooster Provincial Cultural Centre, Ghent, Belgium (15.04.-25.09.2016).
Alternative Title
  • Jardin miraculeux : la flore sur L'Agneau mystique
  • Miraculous garden : flora on the Ghent Altarpiece
Subject
  • Eyck, Jan van, 1390-1440. > Exhibitions
  • Plants in art > Exhibitions
  • Flowers in art > Exhibitions
  • Flowers > History > Europe > To 1500
  • Christian art and symbolism
Note
  • "In conjunction with the 'A miraculous garden. Flora on the Ghent Altarpiece' exhibition at the Provincial Culture Centre Caermersklooster, from April 15 till September 18th, 2016"--Colophon.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Language (note)
  • Texts in Dutch, French and English.
ISBN
  • 9789074311953
  • 9074311954
OCLC
  • ocn963785419
  • 963785419
  • SCSB-5884200
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries