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Jan van Eyck’s The Arnolfini Portrait: Wealth, symbolism, and hidden meaning

One of the most analyzed paintings in history, The Arnolfini Portrait reveals stories of wealth, status, and symbolism. This ...

AI analysis casts doubt on Van Eyck paintings in Italian and US museums

Tests on Saint Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata pieces were unable to detect brushstrokes of 15th-century master ...
Daily Mail

Portrait with a thousand secrets: The mystery behind a masterpiece

The Arnolfini portrait by Jan van Eyck is one of the most popular masterpieces in London’s National Gallery. Painted in 1434 in Bruges, this small oil masterpiece on an oak panel has influenced ...
Daily Mail

Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly recreate Jan Van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait

Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly looked unrecognisable as they recreated Jan Van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait from 1434 on Instagram on Tuesday. The presenters, both 44, declared 'no social distancing ...
Hyperallergic

Six Famous Paintings that Were Given New Names

Modigliani (left), Picasso, and André Salmon (who renamed “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon”) in front the Café de la Rotonde, Paris, 1916 (photo by Jean Cocteau via Wikimedia Commons) Jan van Eyck, “The ...