The Woman in the Painting Had a Remarkable Secret
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ต.ค. 2024
- This mysterious painting titled The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan Van Eyck (1434) has had many interpretations throughout time. What appears to be the portrait of a wealthy couple from the 15th century hides undeniable symbols of mortality.
This was great, thank you, really enjoyed your details. Educational and still understandable :)
I have long been fascinated by this painting. Never really understood it - I always thought she was pregnant.
The incredibly fine detail you'll discover upon the mirror image itself is truly the
like of which I have never in my whole life ever also seen.
My favorite painting; every time I am in London, I go visit it.
The show “A Stitch in Time” remade this dress and this picture actually does not do it justice when you see it in motion. As well Amber actually having to lean back slightly like Constanza in the picture because of how heavy and luxurious the dress is. Anyone who is a fan of this painting needs to watch that episode. You will not be disappointed!!
Very interesting painting. Can the oranges also represent the Medici family? You did mention that the couple was from Tuscany. The Medici were known for their symbol of oranges.
Also, the rivets of the mirror ( don’t know what else to call them) are 10…since you mentioned the life of Jesus , I believe that represents a decade of the Rosary. ..the link to being Catholic… there is so much to uncover here…again , very interesting.
Agree. The oranges may be indicating who these people are. Certainly, the wealthy woman could be a Medici.
@@istudios225 We know exactly who the woman was (who said she was wealthy?) and her name is Costanza Trenta. Have you seen the video up here?
Why a cloth merchant from Lucca and living in the Flanders should have paid a homage to a family that yet wasn't so important in Florence? In 1434 Cosimo il Vecchio just had returned from the exile
@@Lorenzo64YT It is only SPECULATED that she is Constanza Trenta and that the man is her husband. No one can confirm that beyond a reasonable doubt. You are taking a shred of speculation and assuming it to be fact. That is no help at all for studying art and history. Yes, I watched this and other videos on this painting. I am not going to base my explanation of the painting just on this one assumptive video here. I have also read other reviews and references on this painting, many of which say she is wealthy, as shown by the clothes she is wearing and the items around her, all incredibly expensive to own at the time she lived. Please appreciate that I do not take liberties with subjective assumptions in my explanations.
@@istudios225 The history of Giovanni Arnolfini and his wives (Costanza Trenta and Giovanna Cenami) is well known and documented while your assumptions are a total fantasy.
Remember hearing that this painting was supposed to be a record of a marriage. The single candle was the prescence of God, the dog fidelity and the people in mirror were witnesses/guest. Flemish painting was supposed to have a lot of symbolism.
I might have missed it... but did you tell us the significance of the 'hand holding?' Why her hand is upside down? You gave this vid a title of the woman having 'a remarkable secret.' I don't recall this being explained either.
“Brugge,” or “Bruges,” is pronounced “BROO guh,” or “BROOZH,” not the way it is said in this video.
Also not correct. Bruhguh is closer.
Beautiful painting! What the painting depicts is very obvious to me. The man is NOT her husband. He is a seer or fortune teller. The shoes taken off shows he is a visitor. If he was her husband, it wouldn't be necessary to show his empty shoes in his own home. The window showing the outdoors also indicates he is visiting and not of the household. If she is a wealthy woman and he is her husband, he would be decked out in finery, but he is not. He seems to be in travelling clothes, which attests to him being a visitor. He is visiting for a short period, so keeps his travelling clothes on. The woman is in her own home as she is standing beside her bed. They are in her chambers because these readings are done in private. The dog shows she is in her home and perhaps also to show she is asking about her life and her family. He is there to read the palm of the woman. He holds her hand in the classic palm reading position, with her palm open, facing upwards and on display. His upheld right hand shows he is making divinity pronouncements. She looks at him and listens attentively, clutching her clothes in apprehension of what he is saying. The religious and mythical symbols and items in her home show she believes in the occult and divinity. The single candle above him may be an indication that he is there to throw some light on her situation, or that the extra light is needed to show her palm lines clearly. The faceless shadowy figures in the mirror represent what he is telling her about what is to happen. Mirrors have long been in use for divining and seeing into the future, known as scrying.
Thank you for sharing your beliefs about the painting. You gave a lot of interesting insight as to what could actually be presented within this painting. I like your interpretation more than the narrator of this video.
@@Emily00Strange My pleasure. 🤗 I have studied palmistry, so the scene in the painting is familiar to me.
Your fantasies show no evidence in the documentary history of this painting. They're just... fantasies. I could say that the man is an alien from another world
I was told in college that this painting represented the sacrament of marriage. Still, I never understood why they guy is wearing a toilet in his head.
Could it be a version of the Annunciation?
The Monalisa sucks, its pure marketing. Van Eyck rules!
*De dokter is de dood* - that's the real title and Belisa Barca (Isabella van Kleef) was the real artist (Jan van Eyck was a fraud!) ...
We don't believe in facts, but in the stories that give those facts a function => The Power Of The Narrative ...
Thanks for trying. Appreciate the effort. But methinks there's too much rambling and barking up the wrong tree. These are all assumptions and suppositions which have metamorphosed over the centuries into something way off-course. This is NOT a married couple. I posted my other comment on another channel talking about the same painting.
Not very appealing. I wouldn’t hang it in my house if it was given to me.
All bologna! The results of an overactive imagination!
Not very appealing. I wouldn’t hang it in my house if it was given to me.
I think the painting is stunning as do millions of others. To each his own.
@@wendycrawford1792 Ignorance is rampant in today's world. This great work has outlived all its admirers and critics. I studied this painting in my Art History classes in college. 1968. I've aged, but this painting is still perfect.