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Monument to the Van Eyck Brothers

Monument to the Van Eyck Brothers

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Monument to the Van Eyck Brothers

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Location: Ghent, Gent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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Katrien

December 6, 2020

With the 1913 World's Fair approaching, the architect Valentin Vaerwyck and the sculptor Geo Verbanck were commissioned in early July 1912 to create a monument in memory of the 15th-century painters Hubert van Eyck and Jan van Eyck. The client was Alderman Joseph Casier [2], chairman of the Municipal Commission for Monuments and Cityscapes and director of the World Fair. [3]

Vaerwyck was responsible for the architectural execution and Verbanck for the sculpture. They made a design for a monument in which the Mystic Lamb was central, a well-known altarpiece by the Van Eyck brothers in Ghent's Saint Bavo Cathedral. However, this design was rejected. In their new and finally approved design, the two brothers are the central figures.

International money was collected for the realization of the monument. Those who registered for sufficient money could claim a commemorative medal made by the sculptor Jules Jourdain. [4]

The whole was placed on the Geraard De Duivelhof, a triangular square in the immediate vicinity of St. Bavo's Cathedral. The sculpture group has its back to the Vijd Chapel, where the Ghent Altarpiece originally hung.

The monument was unveiled on August 9, 1913, on the occasion of the International Congress of the Society for History and Archeology, in the presence of, among others, King Albert I, organizers of the world exhibition, authorities of the province and the city of Ghent and representatives of various art academies at home and abroad. [5]

The monument was restored in 2013-2015, whereby, among other things, the 19 coats of arms on the sides and back were given a new enamel layer. [6]

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

March 31, 2022

Sculpture group where the painters Jan and Hubert Van Eyck are central to the group.
The 2 painters of the Mystic Lamb sit with their backs to the Vijd Chapel of the cathedral, where the painting originally hung.
This grand monument was placed here on the occasion of the World Exhibition that took place in Ghent in 1913. It is a tribute to the painters. Men, women and children bring flowers, wreaths and garlands. Hubert, the eldest of the two brothers, is leafing through the Bible and his painting palette and brushes are at his feet. Jan looks ahead and has his painter's palette in his hand.

Source: visit.gent.be/nl/zien-doen/gebroeders-van-eyck

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Pedaleur de Gand

June 9, 2020

This is a statue of the famous painter Jan Van Eyck and his brother Hubert. They painted the Gent Alterpiece that can be seen in the Saint Bavo Cathedral behind the statue.

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Location: Ghent, Gent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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Monument to the Van Eyck Brothers

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3. Graslei and Korenlei, Ghent – Sint-Michielsbrug loop from Zuid

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