After much study of the Arnolfini Double Portrait, experts agree that:

A. the single candle is a sign of God's presence.
B. the dog is a symbol of marital fidelity.
C. the red bed suggests a fertile marriage.
D. all of these are true: the single candle is a sign of God's presence; the dog is a symbol of marital fidelity; and the red bed suggests a fertile marriage.
E. they still debate the work's iconography.

E
Objects that have symbolic representations are dependent on different times and places, are culturally based, and have varied symbolic interpretations. As a result, scholar continue to hold varying opinions on the symbolic meanings in this work.