Jan van Eyck’s The Arnolfini Portrait is one of the best examples of hidden symbolism in Northern Renaissance portraiture. It depicts a wealthy Italian merchant, Giovanni Arnolfini, and his wife ...
In the Legion of Honor’s Renaissance gallery, a new 400-year-old acquisition sparkles with a vibrancy belying its age. San Francisco is the new home to Lavinia Fontana’s 400-year-old painted “Portrait ...