Today, we continued our discussion of northern Europe and focused on a few artists. We looked at Jan Van Eyck and his painting “The Arnolfini Portrait”. This discussion of the painting was a highlight of the class for me. When talking about disguised symbolism, I realized that this is very prominent in art today. Disguised symbolism is really something that extends beyond art, as many objects in day to day life have meanings that extend beyond their expected meaning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I found the use of the dog interesting partially because of how the symbol has remained the same. The small dog from the 15th century represented loyalty, and if the same dog were put in a painting today, people would still recognize it as a symbol of loyalty. Another piece of the painting that stuck out to me was the way that Van Eyck signed the painting right in the middle. He did it in a way that the signature looks to just be something on the wall and is seamlessly in the painting. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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