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Painted by the Van Eyck brothers, \u2018The Adoration of the Mystical Lamb\u2019 or \u2018The Ghent Altarpiece\u2019 is regarded as one of the greatest masterpieces of the Flemish Primitives. Installed in St Bavon\u2019s Cathedral in Ghent as early as 1432, it escaped theft and looting on several occasions, However, on the night of 10\u201311 April 1934, two panels were stolen, one of which \u2013 \u2018The Just Judges\u2019 \u2013 has never been recovered to this day, because the bishop refused to pay the ransom demanded\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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