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GIRL in a GREEN GOWNWITH A FOREWORD BY GRAYSON PERRY Carola Hicks sets out to solve the mystery of one of art history's greatest paintings, The Arnolfini Portrait The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck in 1434 hangs in the National Gallery in London and remains a mystery to this day. Is the painting of the girl in the green gown a celebration of marriage or pregnancy, a memorial to a wife who died in childbirth, a fashion statement or a status symbol? Using her acclaimed

and containing lots of interesting facts and experiments

The most notable period in Hokusai's artistic life was the latter part of his career

She learned about suffering at an early age

Martin Gayford unpicks the creative threads and maverick personalities of interwoven lives from postwar Soho bohemia to the Swinging Sixties

from the artist’s wife to five-year old son

the nose-thumb and the dominant elbow

tapestry-like paintings

and includes material from the artist's private archive

let Charlotte Brontoe become the main character in your gift- giving story

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'Gripping and very moving and thought-provoking

Will they be clasping their hands