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The Bride
Matthijs Maris, 1868 - 1869

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The Bride

Matthijs Maris (1839 - 1917), 1868-1869

oil on canvas, 102 cm x 65 cm
The Mesdag Collection, The Hague


Matthijs Maris was a bit of an outsider. He made mystical figure scenes and dream-like landscapes. This differs radically from the realistic art of his brothers Jacob and Willem, and their contemporaries. He is nevertheless considered a member of the Hague School.

This young bride is rendered so delicately and transparently that she seems ethereal. She holds a book and a flower. The contours of a stained-glass window visible in the background suggest the scene is set in a church.

Maris applied transparant layers of paint. The colours have darkened over time, and the picture now looks considerably different from when it was painted.

See also:

  • 1860 - 1870
  • painting
  • genre picture
  • allegory
  • history (visual work)
  • literature
  • Matthijs Maris

Object number
hwm0197
Credits
The Mesdag Collection, The Hague
Dimensions
102cm x 65cm, 136.5cm x 99cm, 13cm