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"Van Eyck has really broken the silence."
Maryan Ainsworth
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"Van Eyck has really broken the silence."

Curator Maryan Ainsworth on "The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment" by Jan van Eyck.

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Maryan Ainsworth
Curator Emerita, Department of European Paintings

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The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment, Jan van Eyck Netherlandish, Oil on canvas, transferred from wood
The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment
Jan van Eyck
ca. 1436–38