The Ince Hall Virgin and Child is a painting in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (inv. no. 1275/3). It was acquired from the Weld-Blundell Collection at Ince Hall, Ince Blundell, in Lancashire, England, in 1922. Below are provided links to download high-resolution images of the painting in direct, raking, and ultraviolet light, for study purposes. The images were made in 2013 using a Hassleblad MS200 camera and a Hasselblad 120 mm Macro lens, captured in 4 and 6 shot mode. The copyright of these images remains the property of the National Gallery of Victoria.

Click here to download an image of the Virgin and Child in direct light (464.2 Mb).

Click here to download an image of the Virgin and Child in raking light (113.8 Mb).

Click here to download an image of the Virgin and Child in ultraviolet light (116.3 Mb).

For a comprehensive discussion of the painting and its history, see: Hudson, H., Jan van Eyck: The Ince Hall Virgin and Child and the Scientific Examination of Early Netherlandish Painting, V.D.M. Verlag, Saarbrücken, 2009 (first edition 2008).

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