File:Van Eyck - Arnolfini Portrait.jpg

Summary

Artist	Jan van Eyck (between circa 1390 and circa -1441)   Alternative names Jean van Eyck, Johannes van Eyck Description Southern Netherlandish painter and draughtsman Date of birth/death circa 1390 before 9 June 1441 Location of birth/death Maaseik Bruges Work location The Hague (1422), Bruges (1425), Lille (1425–1428), Bruges (1431–1441) Authority control WorldCat
Title	Untitled, known in English as The Arnolfini Portrait, The Arnolfini Wedding, The Arnolfini Marriage, The Arnolfini Double Portrait, or Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife
Date	1434
Medium	oil on panel
Dimensions	82 × 59.5 cm (32.3 × 23.4 in)
Current location	National Gallery   Native name National Gallery Location London Coordinates 51° 30′ 30.96″ N, 0° 7′ 41.88″ W    Established 1824 Website nationalgallery.org.uk Authority control WorldCat
Notes	Marriage painting. Long believed to be between Giovanni di Arrigo Arnolfini and his wife Giovanna Cenami, now considered possibly between his cousin Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini and another woman.
Source/Photographer	Web site of National Gallery, London

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