Belgium shows restored masterpiece but stolen panel rankles

Jan van Eyck, 'Just Judges' missing panel from 'Ghent Altarpiece,' 1432. Public domain image via Wikipedia
Jan van Eyck, 'Just Judges' missing panel from 'Ghent Altarpiece,' 1432, reproduction painted by Vanderveken. Public domain image via Wikipedia
Jan van Eyck, ‘Just Judges’ missing panel from ‘Ghent Altarpiece,’ 1432, reproduction painted by Vanderveken. Public domain image via Wikipedia

GHENT, Belgium (AP) — Look closely, and one panel of the brilliantly restored lower half of the Ghent Altarpiece still has old varnish, right next to the vivid coloring that has come to life again in one of the most iconic works of Western art. Continue reading