'There are no words to express the result' was the beaming reaction of Belgium's Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage, after a 15th-century masterpiece -- painted over shortly after completion -- was restored to its former glory.
The painting -- also known as"The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb" -- depicts a lamb, representing Jesus, being sacrificed on an altar.Why? Well, the creature's remarkably human eyes are just a bit too lifelike -- not to mention intense -- for many amateur art critics.
The project's head, Hélène Dubois, told The Art Newspaper the discovery was"a shock for everybody -- for us, for the church, for all the scholars, for the international committee following this project." Dubois noted that the original lamb had a more"intense interaction with the onlookers" than the repainted version.The Royal Institute were effusive in their praise for the restoration, saying in a statement that the project has"brought back the original vividness, richness of detail and brilliant colours for all to see."
The final phase of the restoration is expected to start next year, and the panels restored so far will be available to view at St. Bavo's Cathedral in Ghent from February.
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