Marriage Portrait

L​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​isten to the video (link below): https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/early-europe-and-colonial-americas/renaissance-art-europe-ap/v/van-eyck-portrait-of-giovanni-arnolfini-and-his-wife-1434 There has been a lot of debate about the content of this pai. Historically it was widely accepted as an image of a wedd​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​ing ceremony taking place. All the iconography in the image suggests that we are viewing a Christian marriage ceremony. The National Gallery in London who is the leading authority on this painting believes it may be a memorial portrait or just a portrait. After watching the video, write a two paragraph indicating an opinion​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​.

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