Van Eyck's religious masterpiece, the 'Annunciation,' returns to public view after careful cleaning and restoration. (Originated from Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: July 1, 1994| Author: Myers, Chuck | Copyright information 
    WASHINGTON _ After two years of careful cleaning and restoration, the 15th-century religious masterpiece, the ``Annunciation,'' by Flemish artist Jan van Eyck, has returned to public view inside the National Gallery of Art. 
    However, the journey to this latest restoration, which will be on view until Sept. 5, was neither short nor easy. 
    Except that it was executed around 1434, very little is actually known about the early years of the 36-by-14-inch pious Christian work, which...

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