5 ApPlY YoUr LeArNiNg LOOKING AT THE EVIDENCE Bedding
Rich clothing
Rich clothing
1. Is this painting from the Italian or Northern Renaissance? Give two reasons for your answer. 2. What do you think the details in a painting such as this can tell us about the society of that time? Use this painting to support your answer using the following headings: (a) Clothing and fashion (b) Housing and accommodation (c) Trade and business
3. Look at the close-ups. Why do you think these details were included? 4. Is there something in the painting that makes the clothing they are wearing a little strange? Why do you think they are wearing these clothes?
5. As a class, discuss the biases that need to be considered when using a painting as a historical source. 6. Find out more about the different meanings within the painting by using the following search terms: Khan – Academy – Giovanni – Arnolfini.