Q Let's practice doing an iconographic reading of the following painting: Jan van Eyck, The Arnolfini Portrait, 1434. This double portrait represents a wealthy Italian merchant and his bride in their residence in Bruges (Belgium). It is reproduced below, but there is so much to see so if you would like to zoom in on specific details, this is a great resource: The Arnolfini Portrait. (Links to an external site.) Without doing any prior reading, identify 1-2 items in the painting to work with. In the discussion below, describe the subject matter you've chosen and attempt to decode its iconographic meaning. Explain why you've interpreted the item the way you did. Example: "A small whisk boom hangs on the post of the bed, representing the domestic care provided by the woman in the painting."