Not Giovanni, but Giannino Arnolfino (?)
December 1 2021
Picture: The National Gallery, London
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
CODART (International Network for Curators of Dutch and Flemish Art) have drawn attention to the new edition of Simiolous: Netherlands Quarterly for the History of Art which features an article on the male sitter of Jan van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait in the National Gallery, London. The article, by Jan Verheyen, claims that the painting actually depicts Gianinno Arnolfini and not his uncle Giovanni.
I'm yet to get my hands on a copy of the article, but I'd be interested to hear from any readers who have!
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