[niteowl77]

I’m not sure what you mean; but the people back then thought very differently than we do today.

Absolutely.

Most people from the Middle Ages would have no trouble understanding why Van Eyck painted that lamb as he originally did. The Lamb of God might not be comprehended - nor found acceptable - by them if presented simply as a realistic lamb from a contemporary Flemish barnyard.

It took the high-priced smarties of the Renaissance to "reeducate" us.

[Jamestown1630]

This looks like a really interesting website; not completely up yet:

http://legacy.closertovaneyck.be/#home/sub=teaser