Girl in a Green Gown the History and Mystery of the Arnolfini Portrait. Carola Hicks

by Carola Hicks

Book Overview

WITH A FOREWORD BY GRAYSON PERRY

Carola Hicks sets out to solve the mystery of one of art history's greatest paintings, The Arnolfini Portrait

The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck in 1434 hangs in the National Gallery in London and remains a mystery to this day. Is the painting of the girl in the green gown the celebration of marriage or pregnancy, a memorial to a wife who died in childbirth, a fashion...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0099526891
• ISBN13: 9780099526896
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Vintage Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"