Double Portrait of a Savage Beauty



Jan Van Eyck, Double Portraid of a Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife 1434





Alexander Mc Queen's Savage Beauty Collection 2011



Jan Van Eyck paints the Double Portrait of a Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife in an era where natural lighting and gem colors were extremely popular in paintings. This painting is a part of the 15/ 16 century Northern Renaissance art. The Double Portrait painting influenced designers like Alexander Mc Queen in collections like the famous Savage Beauty in 2011. Mc Queen uses draped clothing and empire waist dresses like Van Eyck pictures in this particular painting. Another way Mc Queen was influenced by Van Eyck and other artists from the era was through color. These artists liked to use gem and neutral tones and those are the colors that Alexander Mc Queen chose to use in this particular collection.