They are among the most scrutinised artworks in the world, but for centuries some remarkable hidden secrets hidden in the canvas have been missed.
has been regarded as a masterpiece of the Golden Age of Dutch art.At some point in between 1659 and now, a painting on the wall in the portrait had been covered over.
Now, after two-and-a-half years of meticulous scraping with a scalpel, the true image has finally been unveiled.The artwork as Vermeer painted it shows a picture of a naked Cupid on the wall, behind the girl reading a letter.Public Domain This 1434 oil painting by Dutchman Jan van Eyck may seem like a pretty conventional portrait of a merchant, his pregnant wife and their dog.
But look closer. Not only has van Eyck written his name at the centre of the piece, he's painted himself into it."Johannes de eyck fuit hic 1434," the words at the centre of the painting read, translated to Jan van Eyck was here, 1434". But underneath the message is a small circular mirror. In it, you can see the backs of the subjects, and in the middle, the painter himself.
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