Gionanni Arnofini and his bride.

This painting is found in the late medieval era, it is an oil on wood painting and can be found in the National Gallery in London. On looking at this piece for the first time, one might think that this is a man taking a oath to his wife, or them just having a normal discussion. However, it is claimed that this is some kind of wedding ceremony between the man and his wife with a lot of symbolic items in the picture. For instance, the man standing by the window suggests that he is more involved in the outside world, business and all that the entails while the woman standing by the bed might suggest her duties as a house wife who cooks and looks after the domestic features of the house. This painting is considered to be a marriage ceremony because in the convex mirror on the wall, two images can be seen in it, and one is considered to be the Artist himself, and right above it he signs his name on the wall. These other two people in the painting can be considered as witnesses to whatever that is going on between the man and woman.