Face found in the Ghent Altarpiece
February 10 2013
Video: Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage
The above video is in Dutch, but is pretty self-explanatory: a face has been found in the underdrawing of Van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece. Is it a cheeky self-portrait?
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