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Girl in a Green Gown

The History and Mystery of the Arnolfini Portrait


  • Random House - Vintage Books
  • by Carola Hicks
The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck in 1434 hangs in the National Gallery in London and remains a mystery to this day. Is the painting of the girl in the green gown the celebration of marriage or pregnancy, a memorial to a wife who died in childbirth, a fashion statement or a status symbol? Using her acclaimed forensic skills as an art historian, Carola Hicks set out to decode the mystery of one the most enigmatic paintings in the western art.

ISBN 9780099526896 | EN | PB
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Publisher Random House - Vintage Books
ISBN 9780099526896
Author(s) Carola Hicks
Publication date September 2012
Edition Paperback
Dimensions 198 x 129 mm
Pages 272
Language(s) English ed.
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The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck in 1434 hangs in the National Gallery in London and remains a mystery to this day. Is the painting of the girl in the green gown the celebration of marriage or pregnancy, a memorial to a wife who died in childbirth, a fashion statement or a status symbol? Using her acclaimed forensic skills as an art historian, Carola Hicks set out to decode the mystery of one the most enigmatic paintings in the western art.

Girl in a Green Gown

Girl in a Green Gown

€22.95