The marriage contract

Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Museu de Arte, Sao Paulo, Brazil

The image depicts a group of people who are integrated into the social scene. The figures are dressed in historical costumes, usually wearing hats or headgear. Some of the figures are holding drinking glasses, suggesting that they are sitting at a table during a feast or celebration. In the foreground is a couple making a romantic gesture. The expressive facial expressions and detailed clothing are also striking, reflecting period dress.

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Prevailing color of this fine art print is vivid and its shape is long. This art piece is located in Museu de Arte, Sao Paulo, Brazil. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Quentin Massys (1464-1530) A Dutch master who was born into a family of blacksmiths and watchmakers. According to the wishes of his father, he also became a blacksmith. It is said, however, that he fell in love with the daughter of a painter from Antwerp and feared that his chosen love would not want a simple blacksmith. On the other hand, it is also said that he was too weak for the hard work of a blacksmith. Before he left for his love, he allegedly forged a well in front of the Antwerp cathedral. He painted mostly paintings with religious themes - Jesus Chasing the Merchants from the Temple. His work, such as the painting Ill-Matched Marriage s, is so heavily melancholy and grotesquely bizarre that it was often misunderstood. He was a good friend of Durer. Several of his relatives died because of their faith - his sister was buried alive, her husband beheaded. Massys died in Antwerp and, in his honour, asteroid 9569 was named Quentinmatsijs.