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| Ghent Canal |
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| The Castle of the Counts |
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| The Castle of the Counts |
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| Cuberdon |
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St-Baafskathedraal
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| The adoration of the mystic lamb |
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| At the square |
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| Belgian Beer |
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| Prior Tongerlo |
Belgium's fourth-largest - and most beautiful - city is home to a
quarter of a million people and a flourishing flower export trade. An
important port, Ghent's city center is a pedestrian area that is like a
museum to early Flemish architecture and a testament to the city's
medieval might. Impressive Gothic sites, such as dramatic St. Bavo's
Cathedral and the Castle of the Counts, inspire awe. The works of
Flemish masters are housed in the distinguished Museum voor Schone
Kunst.
As seen in the movie, Monument Men, At the St-Baafskathedraal or St.Bravo, the Van Eyck brothers painted this unique altarpiece in 1432. It is the highlight of the Flemish Primitives and a milestone in art history. The Polyptych survived the Protestant Iconoclasm, fell into French hands under Napoleon and was requisitioned by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. But it has now been hanging peacefully for more than 50 years in the place where it belongs: St. Bravo’s Cathedral. Though admittedly, the ‘Just Judges’ panel, which was stolen in 1934, is still replaced by a reproduction.
The
Van Eyck brothers painted this unique altarpiece in 1432. It is the
highlight of the Flemish Primitives and a milestone in art history. The
Polyptych survived the Protestant Iconoclasm, fell into French hands
under Napoleon and was requisitioned by Nazi Germany during the Second
World War. But it has now been hanging peacefully for more than 50 years
in the place where it belongs: St. Bavo’s Cathedral. Though admittedly,
the ‘Just Judges’ panel, which was stolen in 1934, is still replaced by
a reproduction. - See more at:
http://www.visitgent.be/en/adoration-mystic-lamb-0?from_category=3332&context=tourist#sthash.eCZeRqpn.dpuf
Pictures by MSW
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