This wonderful picture was the work of over seven years; Hubert, the elder of the brothers, died before it was completed, leaving the larger portion of it to be finished by his younger brother Jan. Of the two, Hubert was the better painter, his coloring is more profound and his knowledge of the human figure more perfect; but if he exceeded his brother, it is only as if one compared two brilliant stars together.

The beginnings of oil painting are recorded as early as the twelfth century in Northern Europe. But it was the virtuoso handling of the medium on panel by early Netherlandish painters such as Jan van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden in the fifteenth century that represented a turning point in its eventual adoption as the major painting medium in Europe in the sixteenth century. By then, Jan van Eyck had been incorrectly credited with the "invention" of oil painting.

However, we may take it as a rule that unless an early Flemish work is perfect in all its parts, it cannot have been painted by Jan Van Eyck, or by Hubert, his brother. One must attribute this to their extreme conscientiousness, their careful study of things as they are. It was their wish to do their very best at all times with whatever they had undertaken to do. The latter is a philosophy we share with the Van Eyck brothers and because of our devotion to perfection and detail we were commissioned by a well known Spanish digital artist, Jose, to recreate the center panels of the Ghent Alter Piece to grace his beautiful and very stylish apartment in Madrid. Jose had already commissioned several pieces from us, including several of his favorite John Waterhouse paintings including the magnificent St. Cecilia. With his permission we proudly first show you our reproduction of the Ghent Altarpiece center panels and a few photos of this stunning piece in-situ in Jose's apartment, and finally Jose and his family, just because his daughter is so cute!
Click here for a closer look at our reproduction of the Ghent Altarpiece.