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Detail from the Arnolfini Portrait - Jan van Eyck, 1434

From the National Gallery of Art’s website:

The ornate Latin signature translates as ‘Jan van Eyck was here 1434’. The similarity to modern graffiti is not accidental. Van Eyck often inscribed his pictures in a witty way. The mirror reflects two figures in the doorway. One may be the painter himself. Arnolfini raises his right hand as he faces them, perhaps as a greeting.

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    This is possibly part of one of my favorite paintings...all of my Art History classes so...

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    website: The ornate Latin signature translates as ‘Jan van Eyck was here 1434’. The similarity to modern graffiti is not...

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    the detail!

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    Detail from the Arnolfini Portrait - Jan van Eyck, 1434

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