Painting Review: The Marriage Of The Virgin By Luis 1788

The painting, The Marriage of the Virgin was is an oil on canvas created by Luis Juárez with being completed in 1635. It is about 2-3/5 feet tall and 1-2/5 feet wide. This painting was completed four years before Juárez died with living from 1585-1639 in New Spain. It is a painting that is part of the City of Davenport Art Collection with being a gift from an anonymous donor in 1995-6. It is currently being held at the Figge Art Museum. “Marriage of the Virgin represents the moment when the Temple of Jerusalem’s high priest blesses the union of the Virgin Mary and Joseph. According to biblical accounts, ‘n Mary’s youth her parents entrusted her care to the Temple until she was ready to be married. When the time came, the high priest sought God’s counsel and was instructed to invite all Hebrew men of marriageable age to leave their staffs at the temple overnight promising Mary to the man whose staff flowered in the presence of the Holy Spirit. It was Joseph’s staff that flowered and on which the Holy Spirit, in the form of a dove, came to rest,”(Figge). …show more content…
A focal point in on three people being Mary,Joseph and the priest behind them. The angels above are celebrating the moment with dropping flowers and have others on the ground in the background seeming pleased with each other. A great source of light flows down from the heavens and lights up Mary, Joseph and the priest in the background. The layered of the clothing is simple but shows significance of the people wearing them. Out of the clouds, two hands bring these two people closer and resting them on the shoulders. The priest behind them holds both hands bringing Mary and Joseph hand closer and creating them as one. A red and blue bird comes down from the light to make the whole world