Jean-Honoré Fragonard · ~1769
She has forgotten us completely. A young woman in a lemon-yellow dress sits by the light, leaning on a violet cushion, and reads a small book held lightly in her right hand. Her profile is calm, her lips are slightly parted – whatever is on the page has carried her far away from…
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Jan van Eyck · 1434
Few paintings hide as many secrets as this small oak panel. In 1434 Jan van Eyck painted a wealthy couple standing in their room in Bruges: Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini, a merchant from Lucca, and his wife. For centuries the picture was known as "The Arnolfini Wedding", and it …
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