The Arnolfini Portrait

Jan van Eyck

1434 · Oil on oak panel · National Gallery, London

Size2:3 ratio

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$59Unframed print · made to order

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Complete the setHangs well with these two

This print

The Arnolfini Portrait

Portrait of a Man (Self-Portrait?) in a Red Turban

The Madonna of Chancellor Rolin

3 × $59 at 16 × 24 in, unframed = $177 → $159.30 as a set · 10% included · free shipping

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About this work

Artist: Jan van Eyck (c. 1390–1441)
Year: 1434
Medium: Oil on oak panel
Original size: 82.2 × 60 cm
Collection: National Gallery, London
Movement: Northern Renaissance

A richly dressed couple stand hand in hand in a Bruges bedroom, the man in a fur-lined tabard and broad hat, the woman in a green gown gathered up in front, with a small dog at their feet, oranges on the sill, a brass chandelier with one candle and a convex mirror on the back wall that reflects the whole room and two visitors at the door. Above the mirror Van Eyck wrote in Latin that he was here in 1434. The man is usually identified as Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini, an Italian merchant working in Bruges. Every surface, from the wooden clogs to the rosary beads, is rendered with the precision that the new oil technique made possible. The panel has been in the National Gallery in London since 1842.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A bedroom scene full of small precise detail, from the clogs to the mirror, so hang it where it can be studied at arm's length: a bedroom, landing or study at 16×24. Black on a warm wall; the green gown likes deep red.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of a Northern Renaissance painting
Era: 15th century (1434)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: intimate
Rooms: bedroom, hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, anniversary, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is The Arnolfini Portrait in the public domain?

Yes. Jan van Eyck (c. 1390–1441) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Arnolfini Portrait painted, and in what medium?

The Arnolfini Portrait dates from 1434 and was made in oil on oak panel; the original measures 82.2 × 60 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For The Arnolfini Portrait we'd choose 16×24.

About this design

An exhibition poster of Jan van Eyck's The Arnolfini Portrait — the whole jewel-like double portrait under a huge tracked surname banner on a deep ground from the work. A landmark of early oil painting, framed as a museum exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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Gallery-grade archival giclée. Rich pigment inks on heavyweight fine-art paper (or gallery-wrapped canvas) — built to last, not a poster-shop print.

Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.

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