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First published in 1993, Arnolfini Portrait: Stories of an Icon examines one of the earliest and most celebrated paintings in the history of European art from a variety of perspectives. In her lucid analysis, Seidel considers this famous double portrait as social record, legal document, material object, and poetic fiction.

Table of Contents
1. The burdens of matrimony; 2. The business of painting; 3. The power of sight; 4. Poetic fictions; Epilogue: Founder's heritage.

Jan Van Eycks Arnolfini Portrait

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 2/24/1995 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780521484879
      978-0521484879
      ISBN-10 0521484871
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      History of art Paintings and painting

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      First published in 1993, Arnolfini Portrait: Stories of an Icon examines one of the earliest and most celebrated paintings in the history of European art from a variety of perspectives. In her lucid analysis, Seidel considers this famous double portrait as social record, legal document, material object, and poetic fiction.

      Table of Contents
      1. The burdens of matrimony; 2. The business of painting; 3. The power of sight; 4. Poetic fictions; Epilogue: Founder's heritage.

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