{"product_id":"arnolfini","title":"The Arnolfini Portrait","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"465\" data-start=\"297\"\u003eAt first glance, everything appears orderly. Two figures, a room, clear lines. But the longer one looks, the more this balance begins to shift. The actual focal point is not at the front, but at the back: in the convex mirror. It is small, but precisely elaborated and shows more than the eye initially perceives. Not only the backs of the two figures, but also two other people standing in the room. One of them is often interpreted as the painter himself. Van Eyck thus indirectly inserts himself into the picture – not frontally, but through reflection. One could say: an early moment of self-positioning in the pictorial space. Almost like a deliberately placed \"I was here.\" The surrounding details are also anything but decorative. The small dog in the foreground traditionally stands for loyalty, but in this context, it almost acts as a marker – a symbol that asserts a meaning without confirming it. The shoes in the room are removed, which in religious depictions often indicates \"holy ground.\" At the same time, this is a private interior. The bed in the background, unusually prominently placed, refers to intimacy and closeness – and at the same time appears like a piece of furniture being showcased. The man's hand gesture is conspicuously formal. It is more reminiscent of an act of affirmation than a spontaneous gesture. Even the touch between the two remains cautious, almost distant. And precisely therein lies the true tension of the painting: It shows closeness, possession, connection – but in a form that appears controlled, almost protocolled. A painting that asks less what is happening between these two people – but rather how such moments are represented and captured.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FÉRUD","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art · Tranquility \/ 60 x 82.3 cm","offer_id":56871929119097,"sku":"598391-32072683-600000-823000","price":799.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art · Tranquility \/ 80 x 109.7 cm","offer_id":56871929151865,"sku":"598391-32072683-800000-1097000","price":1399.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art · Tranquility \/ 100 x 137.1 cm","offer_id":56871929184633,"sku":"598391-32072683-1000000-1371000","price":1999.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature · Dynamics \/ 60 x 82.3 cm","offer_id":56871929217401,"sku":"596464-32072683-600000-823000","price":1099.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature · Dynamics \/ 80 x 109.7 cm","offer_id":56871929250169,"sku":"596464-32072683-800000-1097000","price":1799.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature · Dynamics \/ 100 x 137.1 cm","offer_id":56871929282937,"sku":"596464-32072683-1000000-1371000","price":2699.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/8444\/5049\/files\/70dcb11a-f32b-4704-b896-afd62076b7a8.png?v=1774292744","url":"https:\/\/ferud.de\/en\/products\/arnolfini","provider":"FÉRUD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}