Wedding moments in pre-twentieth century artwork

Entrance of the newlyweds, Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller (1859)

The happy day, by Joaquin Sorolla, 1892
The happy day, by Joaquin Sorolla, 1892

The wedding march, Theodore Robinson, 1892
The wedding march, Theodore Robinson, 1892

Civil wedding, by Albrecht Anker, 1887
Civil wedding, by Albrecht Anker, 1887

The Departure of the Newlyweds, by Jehan Georges Vibert, 1873
The Departure of the Newlyweds, by Jehan Georges Vibert, 1873

The Spanish Wedding, by Marià Fortuny, c. 1870
The Spanish Wedding, by Marià Fortuny, c. 1870

Abruzzo wedding, by Pasquale Celommi, 19th century
Abruzzo wedding, by Pasquale Celommi, 19th century

Before the wedding, by Bengt Nordenberg, 1870
Before the wedding, by Bengt Nordenberg, 1870

The newlyweds, by Silvestro Lega, 1869
The newlyweds, by Silvestro Lega, 1869

Abschied der Braut von den Eltern, or Farewell to the bride by the parents, by Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller, 1863
Abschied der Braut von den Eltern, or Farewell to the bride by the parents, by Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller, 1863

Abschied der Braut or The Farewell of the Bride from Her Parents Home, by Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller, 1860
Abschied der Braut or The Farewell of the Bride from Her Parents Home, by Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller, 1860

Coming home after the wedding, the bride parting from her playmates, by Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller
Coming home after the wedding, the bride parting from her playmates, by Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller

Entrance of the newlyweds, by Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller, 1859
Entrance of the newlyweds, by Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller, 1859

Sailor's wedding, by Richard Caton Woodville Sr., 1852
Sailor’s wedding, by Richard Caton Woodville Sr., 1852

Die Kranzljungfer or The bridesmaid, by Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller, 1843
Die Kranzljungfer or The bridesmaid, by Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller, 1843

Lower austrian peasant wedding, by Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller, 1843
Lower austrian peasant wedding, by Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller, 1843

Country wedding, by John Lewis Krimmel, 1820
Country wedding, by John Lewis Krimmel, 1820

Penny wedding, by David Wilkie, 1818
Penny wedding, by David Wilkie, 1818

Noce de Village (Village Wedding), by Charles-Melchior Descourtis, 1785
Noce de Village (Village Wedding), by Charles-Melchior Descourtis, 1785

The Wedding of Stephen Beckingham and Mary Cox, by William Hogarth, c. 1729
The Wedding of Stephen Beckingham and Mary Cox, by William Hogarth, c. 1729

Matrimony, by Giuseppe Maria Crespi, 1712
Matrimony, by Giuseppe Maria Crespi, 1712

A country wedding, by Jan Steen, 1662-66
A country wedding, by Jan Steen, 1662-66

A village wedding, by Jan Steen, 1653
A village wedding, by Jan Steen, 1653

Peasant wedding, by David Teniers the Younger, 1648
Peasant wedding, by David Teniers the Younger, 1648

Wedding dinner, by Jacob Gerritsz van Hasselt, 1636
Wedding dinner, by Jacob Gerritsz van Hasselt, 1636

Wedding dance, by Martin van Cleve, 16th century
Wedding dance, by Martin van Cleve, 16th century

The Arnolfini Wedding, by Jan van Eyck, 1414
The Arnolfini Wedding, by Jan van Eyck, 1414

Sharon Kabel
Sharon Kabel
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