The Ghent Altarpiece: The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, interior view, 1432. A large panel painting for display behind an altar.
A Panel painting was a painting support medium in popular use in the West for about 300 years, from the late 12th century until the 16th century, after which canvas and oil paint became the norm. A "panel" was created from wood with a chalk mixture layered on top to form a solid, smooth surface, like ivory, and was then painted using an egg-yolk based paint. A panel painting would typically be displayed inside a church—as an altarpiece, or behind or in front of the altar as a visual enhancement to a sermon—while in later years it would be integrated into furniture. Along with fresco it was the primary medium of Gothic painting. Hubert van Eyck, The Ghent Altarpiece “The Adoration of the Lamb”, painted 1432. ... Hubert van Eyck, The Ghent Altarpiece “The Adoration of the Lamb”, painted 1432. ... The Ghent Altarpiece: The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (interior view), painted 1432. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The Annunciation Triptych is an altarpiece, ca. ... Fresco by Dionisius representing Saint Nicholas. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...
A Panelpainting was a painting support medium in popular use in the West for about 300 years, from the late 12th century until the 16th century, after which canvas and oil paint became the norm.
A panelpainting would typically be displayed inside a church—as an altarpiece, or behind or in front of the altar as a visual enhancement to a sermon—while in later years it would be integrated into furniture.
In the late 12th century panelpainting experienced a revival in Western Europe because of new liturgical practices—the priest and congregation were now on the same side of the altar, leaving the space behind the altar free for the display of a holy image—and thus altar decorations were in demand.
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