Very VERY interesting video about a famous painting by Van Eyck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ODhKqFaugQ
Try to understand the symbolic values (shoes, oranges, god, candle, ...)
What can we see in the mirror?
What do you learn about the woman's dress?
A good exercise! :)
ReplyDeleteThe symbolic values :
- Shoes : The shoes are off. It's a reference to a sacred event.
- Oranges : The wealth because the oranges were very expensive in Flanders.
- Candle : Presence of god
- Dog : Symbol of fidelity in a couple
The mirror : We can see 2 people in the mirror. And around the mirror, there is a Christ.
The woman's dress : It's the fashion at this moment (but I didn't all understand in this part...)
Chloé