Wedding portriat by Van Eyck

Discussion of hidden imagery in painting creating animation

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• fine
• art
• animation
• old
• masters

[vinishdo]

I'm astounded that nothing is mentioned about the detail in the mirror! I appreciate the information, but what about the detail in the blankety blank mirror?? LOL That's probably one of the most notorious details of this great painting!  Get with it, okay? LOL Thanks.

[bernsart]

As you know we are limited to the amount of information we can put at one time..with the length of time needed and with voice added I cannot do the mirror justice..I would suggest you add a clip on youtube discussing this feature..

thanks for the interest

saul

[MuddyCreates]

I'm sorry but...Animation??!!! To me, (and honestly i think many others would agree), the multiple images cast in the X-ray could simply be van Eycks sketches that he found could be altered...and so he did!! Gosh! I'm horribly disgusted at your interpretation. Sorry.

[visionsick]

im sorry... Animation! are you kidding me? lol

I dont think so. it was probably just multiply takes at the figure before the final draft.

[cvolpe]

mellevaelcono is right - there are many possible ways to explain the ghostly hand, and the "extra set of eyes" and feet. There simply isn't enough evidence presented here to justify the commentator's illogical and seemingly arbitrary conclusion that Van Eyck intended (we can never know the artist's intention) to suggest motion or had stumbled onto the principle of animation. Balderdash.

[pallyandroid]

@fromheretoglory

undoubtedly... (lqtm)

[pallyandroid]

@ibisa79

if you find a larger version of this painting you can clearly she she is holding the folds of her dress up.. the belly PROBABLY isn't round with child.. just appears so with the bunching up of fabric

[fromheretoglory]

The protective gesture of her hand placed at her belly and the presence of the Statue of Saint Margareth (protectress of maternity)carved at the chair behind Giovanna Cenami undoubtedly illustrate the fact that she was pregnant.. There are some indications that Giovanna Cenami died at her labour (especially because the presence of passion scenes painted around the mirror, then because of the candle and the rosary beads which points to prayer)...

[mellevaelcono]

Artists tried with many compositions,

also another possibility was the use of a camera obscura for the double set of eyes.

(so he tried many times to fix the image, that would explain the perfect geometrical sync)

Although i`m not sure that camera was even used.

[bienajax01]

I think theres someone in there making oral sex to her, that explains the "Jan Van Eyck was here"