Jan Van Eyck
Matthew A. Sanchez Kristen Jones Fine Art February 7, 2018 Jan Van Eyck was a painter in Bruges, and usually considered one of the founders of Early Netherlandish painting. He lived from 1390 until 1441 when he died in Bruges. He would mostly use oil type paintings since he developed his own way of art with it. His art form comes from the International Gothic art style. "The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck is a double portrait of an Italian merchant and his wife" is a symbolism in the painting which was presented by galleryintel.com. Its also stated that the candle could signify the couple's long lasting love, or the eye all the all-seeing god watching over them. The oranges are also thought to be a symbolism for fertility between the couple.