Jan Van Eyck Arnolfini Portrait

Jan Van Eyck Arnolfini Portrait. Jan van Eyck, Arnolfini portrait. Original & mirrored, National Gallery. Download Scientific Jan worked under Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, and is responsible for the Ghent Altarpiece and the Arnolfini Portrait, two of the most famous paintings of the early Northern Renaissance. Jan van Eyck's equally enigmatic and iconic Arnolfini Portrait often prompts art history newcomers and experts alike to ask: is the female figure pregnant?

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Jan van Eyck The Arnolfini Portrait NG186 National Gallery, London

"The Arnolfini Portrait" is one of his most famous works, replete with rich iconography. The Arnolfini Portrait (or The Arnolfini Wedding, The Arnolfini Marriage, the Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife, or other titles) is an oil painting on oak panel by the Early Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck, dated 1434 and now in the National Gallery, London Jan van Eyck NG 186 Portrait of Giovanni(?) Arnolfini and his Wife Lorne Campbell, 1998, updated September 2021 Extracted from: Lorne Campbell, The Fifteenth Century Netherlandish Schools (London: National Gallery Publications and Yale University Press, 1998).

Jan van Eyck Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini painting framed paintings for sale. Born sometime around 1385 Jan van Eyck most likely studied under his brother, Herbert van Eyck However, a second look reveals a more captivating picture within this portrayal of the Arnolfini wedding.

Masterpiece Unveiled The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck. Jan van Eyck NG 186 Portrait of Giovanni(?) Arnolfini and his Wife Lorne Campbell, 1998, updated September 2021 Extracted from: Lorne Campbell, The Fifteenth Century Netherlandish Schools (London: National Gallery Publications and Yale University Press, 1998). "The Arnolfini Portrait" is one of his most famous works, replete with rich iconography.