"Oh, what a tangled web we weave..."
Posted by ungraspiness Sun, 10 Jun 2007 21:23:00 GMT
The Arnolfini Portrait –
Jan van Eyck, 1434
Oil on oak panel of 3 vertical boards
82.2 (panel 84.5) × 60 (panel 62.5) cm, 32.4 × 23.6 in
National Gallery, London
The following quote usually comes to mind when thinking of this famous work —“Who drinks well, God shall see. Who drains at a single draught, Shall see God and the Magdalene.” – Rene d’Anjou 15th century king