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The Crucifixion and Last Judgement diptych consists of two small painted panels attributed to the Early Netherlandish artist Jan van Eyck, completed c. 1430–40. The left hand Crucifixion wing (part pictured) shows Christ's followers grieving in the foreground, soldiers and spectators in the mid-ground and a brutally physical portrayal of three crucified bodies in the upper-ground, all framed against an azure sky with a view of Jerusalem in the distance. The right hand Last Judgment wing contains imagery associated with the resurrection of the dead: a hellscape at its base, the lost awaiting judgement in the centre-ground, and a representation of Christ in Majesty flanked by a Great Deësis of saints, apostles, clergy, virgins and nobility in the upper section. The diptych is one of the early master-pieces of the Northern Renaissance, renowned for its unusually complex and detailed iconography. Portions of the work contain Greek, Latin and Hebrew inscriptions while the original gilt frames contain excerpts from biblical passages inscribed in Latin and drawn from the books of Isaiah, Deuteronomy and Revelation. The panels were acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1933 while attributed to Jan's brother Hubert. (Full article...)

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Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal rules that foreign domestic workers are not allowed to become Hong Kong permanent residents.

Rebels capture Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, as President François Bozizé (pictured) flees the country.

The World Baseball Classic concludes with the Dominican Republic defeating Puerto Rico in the final.

Bangladeshi President Zillur Rahman dies in a Singapore hospital at the age of 84.

Bosco Ntaganda, leader of the March 23 Movement, surrenders to the U.S. embassy in Rwanda in response to an International Criminal Court indictment on war crimes.

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March 29: Good Friday (Western Christianity, 2013); Boganda Day in the Central African Republic

1638 – Swedish settlers founded New Sweden near Delaware Bay, the first Swedish colony in America.

1871 – The Royal Albert Hall (pictured) in Albertopolis, London, was officially opened by Queen Victoria.

1945 – World War II: The German 4th Army was almost completely destroyed by the Soviet Red Army at the Heiligenbeil Pocket in East Prussia.

1973 – Vietnam War: The United States ended Operation Barrel Roll, a covert bombing campaign in Laos to help stem an increasing tide of People's Army of Vietnam and Pathet Lao offensives.

2010 – Islamist Chechen separatists set off two bombs on the Moscow Metro, killing at least 40 and injuring over 100 others.

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