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Early Netherlandish Painting , Its Origins and Character , is a 1953 book on art history by Erwin Panofsky , derived from the 1947 -- 48 Charles Eliot Norton Lectures .. Erwin Panofsky. Erwin Panofsky. art history. art history. Charles Eliot Norton Lectures. Charles Eliot Norton Lectures. The book had a wide impact on studies of Renaissance art and Early Netherlandish painting in particular , but also studies in iconography , art history , and intellectual history in general .. art history. art history. Renaissance art. Renaissance art. Early Netherlandish painting. Early Netherlandish painting. iconography. iconography. intellectual history. intellectual history. The book is particularly well-known for its iconographic treatment of Van Eyck 's Arnolfini Portrait as a kind of marriage contract , a hypothesis advanced by Panofsky as early as 1934 .. Arnolfini Portrait. Arnolfini Portrait. The book remains influential despite its reliance on black-and-white reproductions of paintings , which led to some errors of analysis .. Early Netherlandish Painting shares its title with the comprehensive , 14-volume survey by Max J. Friedlander , a fact obliquely acknowledged at the beginning of the preface .. Max J. Friedlander. Max Jakob Friedlander