Flemish altarpiece masterwork part-restored to former glory

By Robert-Jan Bartunek GHENT, Belgium (Reuters) - Scientists and art historians in Belgium on Wednesday finished the first restoration stage of one of the most important pieces of early Renaissance art: the Van Eyck brothers' altarpiece in Ghent. "This is not about Belgium or the Low Countries, this is world heritage," said Sven Gatz, minister of culture for Belgium's Flanders region. It was not always clear which strokes were made by Hubert Van Eyck, which by his younger and better-known brothe