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Description: | This painting was once part of a larger altarpiece. It depicts the apocryphal subject of the marriage of the Virgin Mary. Behind Mary on the right are the virgins who were said to have been her companions during her upbringing in the temple. On the left behind Joseph are Mary's unsuccessful suitors. Joseph was chosen from among them by the miraculous flowering of his staff, whereas some of the other men break their canes in rage at not being selected. The composition is derived from an original by Perugino, which was copied by a number of artists, including Raphael. | Subjects: | religion (Marriage of the Virgin) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Perugino (Italian painter and draftsman, ca. 1450-1523) Æ After Attributed to Italian (Central Italian) School Previously attributed to Raffaellino del Garbo (Italian painter, ca. 1466-1524) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8503... | Go to resource |
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