The Arnolfini Portrait

The object
the small frame of roundels around the convex mirror
The story

The convex mirror is famous for reflecting the room from behind, including the painter. What most viewers miss is the frame around it. It holds ten roundels, each smaller than a fingernail, each painted with a different scene from the Passion of Christ. Van Eyck painted ten Passion paintings inside one wedding painting. They are barely a centimetre across. Now at The National Gallery, London @nationalgallery

The reel
The painting
The Arnolfini Portrait, Jan van Eyck