The chap in this painting is an Italian merchant living
in Belgium. He is holding the hand of
his very young bride. I don't find any
signs of warmth in the way he is holding her hand. And he certainly isn't looking at her. I'm not sure she is very happy either despite
her magnificent gown. The sleeves are
something else. The way she is holding
her hand over her stomach makes me wonder… But apparently it was the fashion
back then to look pregnant. The things
at the bottom left hand corner are slippers – don't look that comfy to me.
The little dog is the only being looking out at us.
I read an article that said that the man looks like
Vladimir Putin!
My attention was drawn to this work by a huge doorstop
of a book I got from the library – The Art Book from Phaidon Press. Get it out if you have strong enough
muscles. There are 579 pages, each
dedicated to one work by an artist. The
artists are in alpha order so you get interesting juxtapositions between modern
art and old masters.
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