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Armenian Clergy and an Armenian Bride and Groom
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Armenian Clergy and an Armenian Bride and Groom

1732 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Sheet with four depictions of Armenian clergy and customs preceding an Armenian wedding. Top left: A priest of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Behind him, on the left, stands a subdeacon and on the right a deacon. Top right: Two Armenian monks in a landscape with Mount Ararat in the background. Bottom left: An Armenian veiled bride is led to the church by two escorts. Bottom right: An Armenian groom on his way to the church to marry. Next to him is his companion, who carries his sabre.

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printboekillustratiebetrothal and marriageArarat
Credit lineArmeense geestelijken en een Armeense bruid en bruidegom. 1732. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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