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In the foreground of this<br />
painting there is a dog.<br />
Dogs were commonly<br />
used in paintings to<br />
represent loyalty because<br />
dogs are loyal. They were<br />
also used to represent<br />
faith and trust.<br />
Mr. Arnolfini is wearing pine marten fur on his cloak which<br />
would have taken a lot of them. Pine marten was an<br />
expensive fur so having him wear it as a fur lined cloak it<br />
represents his wealth. He is also wearing a straw hat that<br />
has been dyed black. Van Eyck painted the straw hat in<br />
great detail. Mrs. Arnolfini is wearing Minerva which is the<br />
white section on the chest of a squirrel. It has been said<br />
that it would have taken about 2000 squirrels to create her<br />
dress.<br />
The shoes on the<br />
floor in the<br />
foreground<br />
represent that they<br />
had a life outside of<br />
the house, as these<br />
were outside<br />
shoes.
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