# The Ghent Altarpiece: Adoration of the Lamb \(detail\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [EYCK, Jan van](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/eyck-jan-van-rc17c73003cc97a>)
- Date: 1401-1450
- Technique: Oil on wood

## Commentary

In the centre, the sacrificial Lamb stands upon the altar, and the chalice catches the blood pouring from its breast. The instruments of the Passion are upheld by little angels kneeling round the altar, and in the foreground of the flowery hillside the pilgrims approach, both towards the altar and the Fountain of Life which gushes in the foreground.

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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)