The Paintings of Van Eyck

Known amongst his contemporaries as the "King of Painting", van Eyck was one of the first people to perfect the use of oils in painting. Perhaps his most famous work is Arnolfini Marriage, depicted below:



A "shotgun" marriage of sorts, perhaps..

Of special interest is the mirror, which refects both the marriage partners, as well as van Eyck (in miniature self-portrait), alongwith the minister who performed the marriage. The convex mirror is also flancked by ten smaller paintings, each of which depicts a scene from the life of Christ:



The mirror is the most amazing part of it.