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title: Arnolfini Wedding Portrait by Jan van Eyck
author: National Gallery, London
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12907/arnolfini-wedding-portrait-by-jan-van-eyck/
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updated: 2025-02-19
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# Arnolfini Wedding Portrait by Jan van Eyck

_Authored by National Gallery, London_

## Image File

[![Arnolfini Wedding Portrait by Jan van Eyck](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12907.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12907.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Arnolfini Wedding oil on oak panel painting by the Netherlandish Renaissance artist [Jan van Eyck](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jan_van_Eyck/) (c. 1390-1441). Created in Bruges in 1434 it shows the cloth merchant Giovanni Arnolfini with his wife Giovanna Cenami. The artist seems just as interested in displaying his skill at persepctive as he is in portraying the two newly-weds. Two small figures can be seen in the mirror who may be the witnesses at the wedding. Note the artist has put his bold signature centrally and above the mirror and not, as was traditional, in a corner of the picture.

National Gallery, London.

## Cite This Work

### APA
London, N. G. (2020, October 15). Arnolfini Wedding Portrait by Jan van Eyck. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12907/arnolfini-wedding-portrait-by-jan-van-eyck/>
### Chicago
London, National Gallery,. "Arnolfini Wedding Portrait by Jan van Eyck." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 15, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12907/arnolfini-wedding-portrait-by-jan-van-eyck/>.
### MLA
London, National Gallery,. "Arnolfini Wedding Portrait by Jan van Eyck." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Oct 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12907/arnolfini-wedding-portrait-by-jan-van-eyck/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Van_Eyck_-_Arnolfini_Portrait.jpg) by [**National Gallery, London**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Van_Eyck_-_Arnolfini_Portrait.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 15 October 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.