<human>:  Who is the woman in the painting of the Ghent Altarpiece?
<bot>: The woman in the painting is Mary, the mother of Jesus. She is the central figure of the painting, and is surrounded by the other saints of the painting. The Ghent Altarpiece is a triptych altarpiece painted by the Flemish artist Jan van Eyck in 1432. It is housed in the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent, Belgium.