Ultra HD Master (2 024 × 2 165 px)
Northern Renaissance
c. 1435
The Arnolfini Portrait Mirror Detail
Original title: The Madonna of Chancellor Rolin
Jan van Eyck
Museum Provenance & Technical Data
Medium / Support:
Oil on wood
Dimensions:
66 cm × 62 cm
Date of Creation:
c. 1435
Scan Resolution:
2 024 × 2 165 px
Archive File Size:
0.7 MB
Permanent Collection:
Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
Historical Narrative
Nicolas Rolin, Chancellor of Burgundy, kneels in prayer opposite the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child before a panoramic medieval city.
Visual & Curatorial Analysis
"Van Eyck's peerless microscopic oil glazing technique, rendering marble tiles, stained glass, and distant bridges with astonishing realism."
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