# The Arnolfini Portrait

By [Jan van Eyck](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/jan-van-eyck.md>), 1434.

Van Eyck records a richly furnished interior with microscopic clarity while mirror, gestures, and paired objects invite layered readings.

## Details

- Medium: Oil on oak
- Dimensions: 82.2 × 60 cm
- Collection: [The National Gallery](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/national-gallery-london.md>)

[View collection record](<https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/jan-van-eyck-the-arnolfini-portrait>)

- Categories: Painting
- Styles: [Northern Renaissance](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/northern-renaissance.md>)

## Image

![A richly dressed couple stands in a bedroom, reflected with two other figures in a small convex mirror.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/national-gallery-arnolfini/full.jpg?v=01826989d4ffc6335f2638efea0b2ce5edbb2989c431b1c22935de5d894c0f0c>)

## Sources & credits

- Image via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
- Bought, 1842; The National Gallery
- [Image source](<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Van_Eyck_-_Arnolfini_Portrait.jpg>)
- Artwork metadata based on The National Gallery collection records; image provenance is recorded per artwork.

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