The work is today noted for its complex and sophisticated spatial and allegorical arrangement, for depicting one of the finest examples of Oriental carpets in Renaissance painting, and for being van Eyck's most fully realised and ambitious work after the 1432 Ghent Altarpiece.
The work is today noted for its complex and sophisticated spatial and allegorical arrangement, for depicting one of the finest examples of Oriental carpets in Renaissance painting, and is noted for its obvious debt to manuscript illumination. It is widely considered one of van Eyck's most fully realised and ambitious work after his 1432 Ghent Altarpiece.