The Blessing of the Marriage Bed by Marten van Cleve

Crowded interior with wedding guests around a red-draped bed, a man sprinkling blessings, and a servant carrying a jug.

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The Blessing of the Marriage Bed, Marten van Cleve (1527), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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A crowded domestic interior shows a wedding celebration, with guests in bright red and green clothing and a bride in a tall headdress near a red-draped bed. A man in a white robe sprinkles something over the bed while a servant carries a jug and a child in a white cap points from the foreground. The painting is attributed to Marten van Cleve and dated 1527.

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1527

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Wikimedia Commons

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Public domain

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