Where Five Valleys Meet: The Arnolfini Portrait Where Five Valleys Meet: The Arnolfini Portrait Unlocking Van Eyck's 'Arnolfini Portrait', One of World's Most Enigmatic Paintings The Dark Story Behind This 18th Century Italian Painting, This Italian painting is over 300 years old and captures the exact moment before St. Catherines martyrdom., Some collectors call it Jan van Eyck (Netherlandish; c. 1390 1441) The Arnolfini Portrait, 1434, Oil on panel, 82.2 x 60 cm, Collage, National Gallery, London, United Kingdom. Now let's look at the extraordinary richness Mistress of Life Oil & acrylic on canvas 100 150 cm This painting is part of an ongoing body of work exploring pregnancy and motherhood a deeply personal, lived experience