The Marriage of the Virgin | |
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Artist | Raphael |
Year | 1504 |
Type | Oil on roundheaded panel |
Dimensions | 174 cm × 121 cm (69 in × 48 in) |
Location | Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan |
The Marriage of the Virgin, also known as Lo Sposalizio, is an oil painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Raphael. Completed in 1504 for the Franciscan church of San Francesco, Città di Castello, the painting depicts a marriage ceremony between Mary and Joseph. It changed hands several times before settling in 1806 at the Pinacoteca di Brera.