The Ghent Altarpiece: Angels Playing Music (1426-1427). Jan van Eyck (Flemish, b. before 1395,
The Ghent Altarpiece: Angels Playing Music (1426-1427). Jan van Eyck (Flemish, b. before 1395, d. before 1441). Oil on wood. Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent.The Book of Revelation (5:11-14) mentions that when angels and all creatures sang the praises of the Lamb of God, 24 elders bowed down before him. The elders are not present, but the panel may make a hidden reference to them. The use of 24 strings instead of 25 on the harp may be interpreted in this manner. The other instruments, the organ and viol, make other references. -- source link
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