THE LOWER CENTER PANELS

First from left: The just judges. In 1934 the original panel was stolen. Until now its has never been found back. The original panel has been replaced by a copy made in 1945 by Jef Vanderveken.

Second from left: The Knights of Christ.

Middle panel: The adoration of the lamb. The lamb can be seen standing on an altar in the middle of the panel. In front of the altar is the fountain of life. To the left there are twelve prophets, the patriarchs, the holy bishops and the confessors. To the right are the twelve apostles. Barnabas, together with other saints and martyrs are in the background. A group of holy virgins is walking towards the altar. The landscape shows a treasure of plants, flowers and trees with such detail that to his day herbologists can determine their names. Other exotic trees were painted by Jan van Eyck after his visit of Portugal.

Second from right: The holy hermits.

First from right: The holy pilgrims, led by Saint Christopher.

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