Question

In Jan Van Eyke's painting "The Arnolfini Marriage", the dog is thought to symbolize loyalty and faithfulness, the ripening fruit to symbolize affluence and the single lit candle to symbolize either life, or God's presence in the marriage. These are all examples of iconography:____________

Answer 1

Answer: True

Explanation: Iconography is a branch of art history. It deals with the process of identifying, describing, and interpreting the content of images, including symbols, themes, and subject matter in the visual arts. It is also expressed as the use of imagery in a particular work by an artist.

However, Jan Van Eyke's painting "The Arnolfini Marriage", depicts series of theme and meanings to the created images.