Van Eyck’s Ghent Altarpiece Hiding A Secret?
In a new book by German author Klaus Schröer, he looks through all the inconsistencies noted in the Ghent Alterpiece over the years by art historians and after 10 years of research concludes that the composition of the center panels was meant to possibly be the ground plan for the church La Vera Cruz in Segovia Spain. Van Eyck was known to have visited Spain before creating the Ghent Altarpiece
“First believing in a great coincidence, he found additional links to this church in van Eyck´s artwork. For example, van Eyck placed the True Cross very close to the lamb. Usually it is only shown in the context of Jesus in pain as in the Isenheim Altarpiece. The Spanish name of the True Cross is “La Vera Cruz“.”
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May 8th, 2007 @ 2:43 pm
Hi,
it´s nice, that you report about my story! Here are the direct links to information about the secret of the Ghent Altarpiece on my homepage:
Press release: http://www.klaus-schroeer.com/web2/html/press-release-genter-altar-eng.html
The book: http://www.klaus-schroeer.com/web2/html/van-eyck-genter-altar.html
Best regards
Klaus Schröer