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πŸ•― In 1434, Bruges (in the Duchy of Burgundy back then) was home to one of the most important Flemish Masters, Jan van Eyck. Even though little is known about him and his work, he left us enough material to spend hours investigating it. That’s exactly what writer Jean-Philippe Postel did on one key masterpiece of the painter: The Arnolfini Portrait. Let’s follow him and try to shed light on the little mysteries hidden in the painting.

πŸ“• Read Jean-Philippe Postel's "L'Affaire Arnolfini": https://www.amazon.com/Laffaire-Arnolfini-Enqu%C3%AAte-tableau-Eyck/dp/2330060912

πŸ”— 3D recreation of the room: https://diglib.eg.org/handle/10.2312/egch.20071004.025-032?show=full

🎡 Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6i4JjGSsId4CCCVkJuwLHa?si=K0d8KhxkSqqAPq8_kw5XqQ

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