Jan Van Eyck Visual Analysis

Van Eyck has precisely placed everything in this painting in certain spots for a reason. He was very good at leading the viewer’s eye in a way that made sense. In this painting the first thing that van Eyck wanted us to see was the famous mirror in the background so he deliberately placed it right in the center of the painting. This not only lets you see the whole room but also splits up the two subjects, Giovanni and his wife. Looking on form the painting to

In the Netherlands, Jan van Eyck was a leading portraitist; The Arnolfini Marriage (1434, National Gallery, London) is a detailed full-length portrait of a couple. Leading German portrait artists include Hans Holbein the Younger and Albrecht Dürer. During the baroque and rococo periods (17th century and 18th century, respectively),

The frame of the mirror is a slightly yellow tinted wood-tone complemented by a line of simple decoration on the glass, running along the side of the frame. The mirror is leaning against the brighter of the two walls shown, casting a slight shadow behind. The walls are a fairly clean white shadowed by a slight cool gray. The corner of the room is shown approximately one-third of the painting’s left side, and the point where the floor and the walls meet is approximately just under halfway up the painting. Though the ceiling is not shown, the bottom of the wall is lined with a simple border. The floor itself is an orange toned wood composed of planks approximately the same size as the width of the mirror’s border. There is also a slight highlight on the floor by the base of the mirror as if light was bouncing off and hitting the floor. Within the mirror itself, there is a slightly lighter version of the floor, a clean white wall with a simple border, and another border like pattern in the top left corner of the of the mirror, and extending down approximately one-third the mirror’s

There was an inscription carved around the top: Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on woshi.” Rowling’s description of the mirror gives a more definite image when Harry first sees the mirror the imagery used creates an image for us to see the mirror as a single object against a background- the unused classroom. Then Rowling provides us with a more focused image of the mirror. Now it is not just a mirror in an unused classroom. It is a magnificent mirror. The use of the word, magnificent brings the readers back to when Rowling used the word to describe the entrance hall and it’s “magnificent marble staircase.” Rowling also tells us that the mirror has an ornate frame. With this detail, adding to the imagery Rowling is creating, we now know that the mirror is magnificent and has an ornate gold frame. Knowing this is what Harry, we are now imaging a mirror that reminds us of the Victorian age. We readers are reminded of the large portraits and the mirror is the castle halls because of the gold ornate frame. The word ornate also provides us with the image of not just a plain solid gold frame, but that the frame has details carved into it. The use of the color gold allows the mirror to pop against the background of the unused classroom. There is also an inscription carved around the top of the mirror. When Harry reads the inscription it appears to be

In the article “Sexuality and Social Standing In Jan van Eyck's Arnolfini Double Portrait” the author analyzes the religious and social grammars of marriage. This short paper will be a reflection of Harbison’s article that discusses religious and marital norms throughout, with also analyzing various sections of van Eyck’s piece, for example: implying the piece as a marriage document or contract of the marriage, which immediately makes the viewer look deeper into the double portrait. All of this helped me realize that pieces of art are not simply “pictures,” rather they are narratives like a scene in a documentary. The author starts the article with a clear thesis of analyzing the social religious and marital norms when this piece was made.

It also symbolizes death and that everyone is going to die and no one has greater power than god himself. I think this painting by Massys imitates Jan Van Eyck’s work because he also used a convex mirror in The Arnfolini Portrait. The mirror in both of the these paintings has a similar concept, which was to allow the viewer to see more than what was just going on in the frame but also outside. This piece of artwork is a witness of the new wealth of the mercantile and banking social class because of trade and commerce. The increase of trade led a new economy and people started trading good for other goods. “Manufacturing, trade, and market manipulation all called for substantial amounts of cash, or credit, and so it was that banking enterprises sprang up” (Mee

Many think that his wife is pregnant, but she is not. She is just holding up her full-skirted dress in a contemporary fashion. Arnolfini came from family of merchants from Lucca living in Bruges. The couple are shown in a nice environment that looks pretty expensive and seem to be wearing nice clothes, which makes them appear to be wealthy. The work is known to be one of the most impressive paintings during the Northern Renaissance because of how detailed it is. Some of the details noticed by many are the little hairs sticking out of the dog, the type of cloth on their clothing, and the material of the clogs in the bottom left-hand corner. There are a lot of questions surrounding the Arnolfini Portrait because Jan van Eyck wrote on the portrait himself that it was made in 1434, but if the portrait was supposed to be of him and his wife, that didn’t make sense. Many believed that this painting may have symbolized that he had moved on and had a new woman in his life to love because his wife had died in

It is referred to as a double portrait because the artist himself can be seen through a mirror, which is one of the pieces seen in the room on the painting. One may observe that the artist was celebrating his own talent through the portrait, which is what Renaissance was all about. By including a self- portrait of himself in the actual piece, Jan Van Eyck represents exactly what Renaissance is all about. Throughout the portrait, the artist incorporated many different articles that represented him as a Renaissance artist.

The painting was made with oil glaze on a wood panel. It is widely accepted that this painting also served the purpose of legally documenting their marriage. This is evidenced by the mirror at the convex mirror at the rear of the room. The reflection in the mirror shows the backs of the couple, van Eyck, and a priest. Van Eyck was likely a witness to the marriage, which is further evidenced by an inscription above the mirror that reads “Jan van Eyck was

Nguyen Ngoc Loan was photographed in the act of executing Nguyen Van Lem in the Vietnam War 1968. This Photograph developed a discussion about the horrifying truth and violence in Vietnam. Moreover, the image portrays the inhumane nature of war and it also reveals the brutality of human nature. The lasting image of Nguyen Loan shows how he lacks any emotion as he executes Lem without hesitation. Alternatively, the image poses a question as to the thoughts of Lem at the very moment of his execution. Additionally, the photo shows the decay of human nature and compassion towards fellow human beings. Noticing the soldier to the left of the executor shows an indifferent attitude at the taking of a life. As one looks further into the photograph the

The couple's outfits are thick and even have fur, although the painting suggests that it is spring or summer, due to the amount of sunlight entering from the window and the fresh oranges (most oranges are harvest during the spring). The furniture and the drapery is impressive, and the oranges themselves are rare and are therefore a symbol of wealth. The painting also illustrates the relationship between the two subjects through various objects. The painting suggests that the subjects are married. There is a dog in between the couple, which represents loyalty. Both characters have rings on their ring fingers, which suggests that they are both married. Also, the painting shows that both characters have removed their shoes, which implies that they are standing on holy ground, such as Moses was when speaking to god through a burning bush in the bible. The reason they are on holy ground is because a holy ceremony has taken place, that is, a wedding. Notice the characters' body language is composed of the dominant husband and the submissive wife. There is also various references to the newlywed couple's intentions of starting a family. Not only does the wife's attire exaggerate her belly, making her seem as if she were pregnant, but behind here there is a statue of Saint Margaret, the saint of childbirth and fertility. When the individual objects of this painting are viewed as a whole, the message becomes clear. Jan van

Mirror is a poem that is full of imagery, symbols, and riddles. It is straight-forward enough in the first stanza to be able to detect who the speaker is, but riddled enough in the second stanza to require an interpretation of the purpose, that’s what makes this poem so enticing.

The “Giovanni Arnolfini and his Bride” (1434) by Jan van Eyck is also known as The Arnolfini Marriage, The Arnolfini Wedding among other titles. This painting is referred as one of the more complex and original paintings of the Western art due to the fact of the unusual geometric-orthogonal perspective (in contrast to the case of the Oath of the Horatii), iconography and the use of mirror for reflecting the space. It is essential to put an emphasis on the fact that the art historians consider this portrait as a unique one because it is the form of a painting, which depicts the record of a

This story takes place in the attic of a museum where the mirror is kept. The author describes the attic as creepy by saying, “a smell of long-dead flies in shadowy corners, of wet rot and creeping wood lice behind the plaster” (King). Using a description like this, leads the reader believe that the setting of the story is disturbing. Another example where the author sets the scene for the story to be frightening is when King describes the entrance of the attic and states, “Off to the left, an imitation Adonis stared at them pitilessly with blank pupilless eyes. One arm was outstretched, and a yellow sign hung on the wrist which read: ABSOLUTELY NO ADMITTANCE.”

The background has areas of dark and light that may be representing a dark part of this woman's life and the light area showing awakening in this woman's soul. To me the woman in the painting is staring out into the world and realizing that there is so much out there for her. That she can walk out of there and not be lost any more. Mrs. Mallard felt the same way. In the room she realized that she can now live her life on her own the way she wants to. She walked out of the room with a sense of