The Arnolfini Wedding is an incredibly small incredibly detailed painting. This detail of the mirror shows the backs of the subjects, as well as the details in the mirror: each circle is a scene from the life of Christ. Paintings with images of mirrors are inevitably really cool.


Jan Van Eyck, The Arnolfini Portrait
mid 15th century
National Gallery, London
 
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