# Armenian Wedding

- By: Jean Baptiste Vanmour (Valenciennes, 1671–1737)
- Date: 1720 - 1737
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 44.5 cm x width 58.5 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-2001--3d49d8d0e6dc002a39198fa28a3c9c23)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/c1cb5c33c2159e6a6ae821d9ccabfa5b.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

An Armenian wedding procession makes its way to the church. First are the musicians. They are followed by the bridegroom, accompanied by a young man with a sabre. Then come the groom’s father, priest, and women of the party, including the bride dressed in red. Candle bearers walk before the bride and the groom; the couple will keep the candles after the marriage.