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.

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  1. UnknownFebruary 20, 2018 at 4:52 AM

    Your writing is detailed and well said. Wasn't it a nice twist when we found out the true meaning behind the painting?

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  2. JinglinZFebruary 21, 2018 at 1:37 PM

    nice blog with some introduction of jan van eyck, i hope to see some more details about the wedding painting.

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  3. Flora AckleyFebruary 21, 2018 at 4:11 PM

    Really like the detail in your description and the different type of symbolism is interesting I just wish you added a photo of the painting. But i really like your blog!

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  4. Ariel hanFebruary 21, 2018 at 6:25 PM

    Nice, I hope there are picture.

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  5. Lola RaelFebruary 21, 2018 at 7:03 PM

    i like that your entire blog is in MLA format. bitchin'

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  6. Some Art Opinions with MackFebruary 21, 2018 at 9:13 PM

    It's very cute that you write your blog like an essay! Your blog is very dark so I would love to see some pictures!

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  7. Stella ParadiseFebruary 22, 2018 at 6:02 AM

    Your writing is super detailed but i'd love to see some pictures!

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