Giovanni Arnolfini And His Bride

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Jan van Eyck painted Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride. He painted this piece with oil on wood in 1434. The painting was thought to be of a couple taking vows because they are holding hands. The couples clothing provides the audience with the suggestion that the couple is wealthy. The women is wearing a plain necklace. The woman shows an apparent bulge. This bulge could be from a pregnancy or the woman is just holding up her full-skirted dress in the contemporary fashon. The more clothing a person wore the richer they were. In addition, the house suggest that the couple is wealthy. There is a chandelier and room decorations. There is two candles in the chandelier. One is lit while the other is burnt out.

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