The words "Ecce ancilla domini" are written upside-down in this work and are spoken by a woman on whose head rests a dove facing the viewer with wings spread and a halo.
The words "Ecce ancilla domini" are written upside-down in this work and are spoken by a woman on whose head rests a dove facing the viewer with wings spread and a halo. One section of this work has a series of four trompe l'oeil arches, in which are contained two donors praying to two simulated statues. Adam and Eve stand covering themselves in painted niches at the top left and top right of this work. In the main scene in this work, two crowds representing (*) Old and New Testament figures surround a fountain with an octagonal base below angels holding chalices to catch the blood of a venerated animal. For 10 points, name this 24-panel polyptych whose central panel depicts the Adoration of the Lamb, painted by Hubert and Jan van Eyck.
The words "Ecce ancilla domini" are written upside-down in this work and are spoken by a woman on whose head rests a dove facing the viewer with wings spread and a halo.
The {Ghent Altarpiece} [accept anything {indicating} an {Annunciation scene} by {Jan van Eyck} in the first sentence; prompt on {missing artist} at that point; do not accept or prompt on anything {involving} the {Annunciation thereafter}]