Van Eyck was intensely interested in the effects of light: oil paint allowed him to depict it with great subtlety in this picture, notably on the gleaming brass chandelier. ... Jan van Eyck. Artist dates. active 1422; died 1441. Full title. Portrait of Giovanni(?) Arnolfini and his Wife. Date made. 1434. Medium and support. Oil on oak. read more
About Jan Van Eyck and The Arnolfini Wedding. Jan Van Eyck (1390-1441 CE) was one of the Northern Renaissance pioneers of Flemish oil painting. His artistic techniques presented a style far more realistic than anything before the time period. From tiny details, like stubble on a figure's chin to sweeping manipulations of diffused light, Jan Van Eyck created art that was the first of its kind. read more
The Arnolfini Portrait (or The Arnolfini Wedding, The Arnolfini Marriage, the Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife, or other titles) is a 1434 oil painting on oak panel by the Early Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck. read more