The Marriage of the Virgin

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The Marriage of the Virgin is an early Renaissance painting by Raphael depicting the betrothal of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph, celebrated for its harmonious composition and use of perspective.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance painting
painting
architecturalElement central temple
architecturalStyleDepicted Renaissance architecture
artHistoricalPeriod Venetian Renaissance
surface form: Italian Renaissance
artist Raphael
artworkSurface panel
basedOn The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine
surface form: Golden Legend

Apocryphal New Testament writings
surface form: New Testament apocrypha

Protoevangelium of James
collection Pinacoteca di Brera
commissionedBy Franciscan Order
surface form: Franciscan order (traditionally attributed)
compositionCharacteristic harmonious composition
country Italy
creator Raphael
culture Italian
dateCreated 1504
depicts Saint Joseph
Virgin Mary
betrothal of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph
marriage ceremony
depictsEvent marriage of Mary and Joseph
depictsSaint Saint Joseph
Virgin Mary
genre religious painting
hasGenre biblical painting
hasPart broken rod of a rejected suitor
group of suitors
high priest
inception 1504
influencedBy Perugino
The Marriage of the Virgin self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Marriage of the Virgin (Perugino)
languageOfWork none (visual artwork)
locatedIn Milan
location Pinacoteca di Brera
mainSubject The Marriage of the Virgin self-linksurface differs
surface form: marriage of the Virgin Mary
materialUsed oil paint
movement High Renaissance
notableFor harmonious composition
masterful use of perspective
originalLocation San Francesco, Città di Castello
partOf Umbrian school
surface form: Raphael's early works in Umbria
religion Christianity
significantPlaceDepicted temple forecourt
support wood panel
title The Marriage of the Virgin self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lo Sposalizio della Vergine
useOfPerspective central linear perspective

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The Marriage of the Virgin influencedBy The Marriage of the Virgin self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Marriage of the Virgin (Perugino)
The Marriage of the Virgin mainSubject The Marriage of the Virgin self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: marriage of the Virgin Mary
Raphael notableWork The Marriage of the Virgin
The Marriage of the Virgin title The Marriage of the Virgin self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lo Sposalizio della Vergine