El affaire Arnolfini

The portrait of the "Arnolfini couple" is one of the most fascinating paintings in the history of art: admired over the centuries, the object of countless studies, it nevertheless hides a secret, a hidden meaning that is still hidden today even from the public closer look. Who really are the man and woman portrayed in the painting? What was the bond between them? And, especially, what clues can the objects that surround them offer us about it? In this extraordinary essay, Jean-Philippe Postel observes the canvas with a clinical eye to reveal one by one the mysteries that Van Eyck raised in this unique work, as if it were a forensic analysis in a detective story. Will he solve the mystery of one of the most enigmatic works of art of all time?