Which Flemish painter completed the Ghent Altarpiece in 1432?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Jan van Eyck, together with his brother Hubert
- Step 1: It was begun around the mid-1420s and completed by 1432, and it is attributed to the Early Netherlandish painters and brothers Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Answer: Jan van Eyck, together with his brother Hubert. Why not the others: None of these fit: Pieter Bruegel the Elder, together with his son Jan; James Ensor, together with his friend Fernand Khnopff; Peter Paul Rubens, together with his pupil Anthony van Dyck.
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