with love, the unequal marriage

For the month of August, I chose this painting. Another favourite of mine thanks to the bride’s facial expression. It perfectly symbolizes my feelings about marriage.

’The Unequal Marriage’ (1863)

A personal piece for the Russian artist Vasili Pukirev (1832-1890) and the revealer of what you can get away with when you have money and power. Such a powerful and beautiful piece of art!

If you’d like to learn more:
Website: Unhappily Ever After: Unequal Marriage by Vasili Pukirev
Youtube: This Painting Was an Act of Revenge. Here’s Why.

Other paintings I’ve written about: Lover of art
The birth of venus
Portrait of a black woman
The swing
The execution of Lady Jane Grey
William-Adolphe Bouguereau