阿尔诺芬尼夫妇像 The Arnolfini Portrait
扬·凡·艾克 · 1434年 · 伦敦国家美术馆
Jan van Eyck · 1434 · The National Gallery, London
图片：Wikimedia Commons，公有领域 / Image: Wikimedia Commons, public domain
发现 · Discover
凸面镜 The mirror
后墙上的凸面镜照出了整个房间，还有两个正走进门的男人，其中一个举起了手臂。
The convex mirror on the back wall reflects the whole room, and two men coming in at the door. One of them raises his arm.
墙上的签名 The signature
镜子上方用拉丁文写着：“扬·凡·艾克来过这里。1434。”像一句涂鸦，宣告画家本人到过这里。
Above the mirror, in Latin: "Jan van Eyck was here. 1434." Like graffiti, it announces that the painter himself was present.
琥珀念珠 Amber prayer beads
墙上挂着一串橙黄色的琥珀念珠。凡·艾克连念珠在墙上的反光都画了出来。
A string of orange-yellow amber prayer beads hangs on the wall. Van Eyck even painted their reflections on the wall.
窗边的橙子 The oranges
窗边放着橙子。在当时的布鲁日，这是昂贵的东西。
Oranges lie by the window, expensive items in Bruges at the time.
吊灯 The chandelier
天花板上挂着黄铜吊灯。可是仔细看，这个房间其实没有足够的空间放下它。
A brass chandelier hangs from the ceiling. Look closely, though: there isn't really enough space in the room for it.
床 The bed
房间里有一张大床。在当时，床是会客室里的常见陈设，用来展示主人的财富。
There is a large bed in the room. At the time, beds were a normal feature of reception rooms, showing off the owner's wealth.
镜框上的小画 Scenes around the mirror
镜框周围镶着一圈小画，画的是基督受难的场景。
The mirror's frame is set with small scenes of Christ's Passion.
故事 · The story
ACT I 第一幕 · 布鲁日的一个房间 A room in Bruges
1434年，凡·艾克画下了这对夫妇。男人被认为是富有的意大利商人乔瓦尼·阿尔诺芬尼，站在他布鲁日家中的会客室里，旁边的女人可能是他的第二任妻子。这幅双人像到底要表达什么，至今仍有争论。
In 1434, Van Eyck painted this couple. The man is believed to be the wealthy Italian merchant Giovanni Arnolfini, in the reception room of his house in Bruges, possibly with his second wife. What the double portrait is meant to show is still debated.
1434年 · 伦敦国家美术馆 / 1434 · The National Gallery, London
ACT II 第二幕 · 一个“真实”的房间 A "real" room
这个房间逼真得就像画家只是拆掉了一面墙。但仔细看，它有矛盾：吊灯的空间不够，也没有壁炉。凡·艾克画的是一个看起来真实的房间，而不一定是真实的记录。
The room looks so real, it is as if Van Eyck had simply removed a wall. Yet there are inconsistencies: not enough space for the chandelier, and no fireplace. He built a convincing room, not necessarily a record of a real one.
1434年 · 伦敦国家美术馆 / 1434 · The National Gallery, London
ACT III 第三幕 · 来到伦敦 In London
这幅画的大部分历史都在西班牙度过。1842年，伦敦国家美术馆在政府资助下买下了它，这是国家美术馆收藏的第一幅北方文艺复兴作品。今天，它挂在52号展厅。
The painting spent much of its history in Spain. In 1842, the National Gallery bought it with a government grant: its first Northern Renaissance painting. Today it hangs in Room 52.
1434年 · 伦敦国家美术馆 / 1434 · The National Gallery, London
扬·凡·艾克来过这里。 Jan van Eyck was here.
作品档案 · Artwork record
| 画家（生卒年） · Artist (dates) | 扬·凡·艾克（约1390–1441） / Jan van Eyck (c. 1390–1441) |
|---|---|
| 画名 · Title | 阿尔诺芬尼夫妇像 / The Arnolfini Portrait |
| 年份 · Date | 1434年 / 1434 |
| 材质 · Medium | 橡木板油画 / Oil on oak |
| 尺寸 · Dimensions | 82.2 × 60 cm |
| 收藏地 · Collection | 伦敦国家美术馆，52号展厅（1842年购入） / The National Gallery, London, Room 52 (bought 1842) |
关于画家 · About the artist
扬·凡·艾克（约1390–1441），尼德兰画家，主要在布鲁日工作，以极其精细的油画著称。
Jan van Eyck (c. 1390–1441) was a Netherlandish painter who worked mainly in Bruges, celebrated for the extraordinary detail of his oil paintings.
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