This is the mirror part of the painting from Van Eyck: The Betrothal of the Arnolfini and below is the whole painting. I always loved the detail in the mirror, and how it shows the inverse of the scene. It is very different from Velasquez, because Van Eyck tries to capture the reflection, showing the scene from two angles; but I wonder if Foucault would say that Van Eyck achieved his goal of mirroring the representation or if he is showing an entirely different painting within the painting itself. I'm maybe thinking the latter?
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