A supreme landmark of Early Netherlandish painting and the Northern Renaissance. The work depicts the Italian merchant Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini and his wife in a domestic interior in Bruges. Celebrated for its revolutionary mastery of oil paint, luminous atmosphere, and intricate symbolism, the painting incorporates hidden meanings: a small dog representing marital fidelity, a single lit candle symbolizing the presence of God, and a convex mirror reflecting the couple from behind along with two witnesses, including Van Eyck himself.