Girl in a green gown: the history and mystery of the Arnolfini portrait 9781446485903, 1446485900
"The Arnolfini portrait, painted by Jan van Eyck in 1434, is one of the world's most famous paintings. It intr
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English Pages xiv, 256 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color Year 2012
Table of contents :
Preface: History and mystery --
Court painter to the Duke of Burgundy --
Bruges, Venice of the West --
Followers of fashion --
Courtier, ambassador, spy: Don Diego de Guevara --
The beads and the brush --
La Grande Mere de l'Europe: Marguerite of Austria --
The furniture --
The Amazon Queen: Marie of Hungary --
The fabrics --
Art lover: Philip II --
The rug --
Spanish palaces: from Philip to Napoleon --
The oranges --
The uninvited King of Spain: Joseph Bonaparte --
The window --
Hero of Waterloo: Colonel James Hay --
The mirror --
The dealers and the Prince and the critics --
The chandelier --
Star of the National Gallery --
The dog --
Pre-Raphaelite idol and Connoisseurs' quest --
Techniques --
Wars and disputes --
Hidden puzzles? --
Interpretations and transformations: the Arnolfinis today.
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