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Links: 1.http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/Flanders.html 2.https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/early-europe-and-colonial-americas/renaissance-art-
europe-ap/v/van-eyck-portrait-of-giovanni-arnolfini-and-his-wife-1434 Theselinks are also posted on Blackboard in the Assignments folder Assignment: Read about the
Northern Renaissance on the smarthistory website (link 1). Then watch the video on Jan van Eyck’s Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife (link 2). Afterwards,
answer the following questions: 1. What features characteristic of the Northern Renaissance are seen in Van Eyck’s painting? 2. Portraits were often intended to be
status symbols and to emphasize the wealth and importance of the sitters (the people portrayed). How does Van Eyck convey the wealth of Arnolfini in this portrait?