A Marriage Ceremony

early 18th century

Gaspare Diziani

Associated Names
Gaspare Diziani

Artist, Venetian, 1689 - 1767

The image shows multiple individuals depicted in a detailed, classical artistic style. A seated, bearded man in an elaborate headdress and robe is at the center, with two figures reaching towards each other next to him. The surrounding figures, dressed in various garments, include men and women standing, sitting, or kneeling. One woman holds a child, and the background includes intricate architectural elements, such as columns and a patterned wall.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    red chalk on laid paper, laid down on old mount

  • Credit Line

    The Edith Tanenbaum Rudolf Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 13.6 × 27.1 cm (5 3/8 × 10 11/16 in.)
    mount: 14.9 × 28.2 cm (5 7/8 × 11 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.26.10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Richard Cosway(?) [1742 - 1821], London (Lugt 628; mark only partially legible). (Mathias Komor, New York, as Noel-Nicolas Coypel); Mr. and Mrs. William Rudolf, Washington, DC, 1973 (as Noel-Nicolas Coypel); gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, center of mount in brown ink: Nicolas Coypel; by later hand, lower right in graphite: x.61883 / G9 / RLOT; #14

Wikidata ID

Q64571025

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