They call it the most stolen artwork in the world… Could this be true? Great interest has been generated throughout its six centuries of existence. It has been stolen, separated, almost burned, and to date is incomplete, although visible in the cathedral of Saint Bavo in Ghent.

Join me to discover more about this work, attributed to Jan Van Eyck, which we can place in our Inclusive Art curiosity cabinet on the podcast!

Image: Wiki Commons, The Ghent Altarpiece

Charney, Noah, The Ghent Altarpiece: the truth about the most stolen artwork of all time, The Guardian, 2013

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/dec/20/ghent-altarpiece-most-stolen-artwork-of-all-time

Encyclopedia Britannica

https://www.britannica.com/story/the-most-stolen-work-of-art

Calvinist Iconoclasm, Annanberg Learner https://www.learner.org/series/art-through-time-a-global-view/conflict-and-resistance/calvinist-iconoclasm/

El Comercio

https://elcomercio.pe/mundo/europa/altar-de-gante-la-curiosa-historia-de-la-obra-de-arte-mas-robada-de-todos-los-tiempos-hubert-y-jan-van-eyck-flandes-belgica-narracion-historias-ec-noticia/

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