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Arnolfini Portrait
Jan van Eyck, 1434
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Artist's Signature
Arnolfini Portrait
Jan van Eyck, 1434
(Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons)
Portrait of Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini
Jan van Eyck
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Possible Self Portrait
Jan van Eyck, 1433
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Ghent Altarpiece
Jan van Eyck, 1432
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Madonna and Child with Chancellor Rolin
Jan van Eyck, 1435
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Clasped hand
Arnolfini Portrait
Jan van Eyck, 1434
(Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons)
Dog
Arnolfini Portrait
Jan van Eyck, 1434
(Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons)
Sources
Gardner's Art through the Ages, 12th edition by Fred S. Kleiner
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/jan-van-eyck-the-arnolfini-portrait
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnolfini_Portrait
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Arnolfini
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/jan-van-eyck
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jan-van-Eyck