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Allegory of marriage
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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A loving couple walks hand in hand out of a temple, watched by Juno, guardian of marriage and birth. Two putti run ahead of the couple, scattering flowers. On the left, an angel with a torch stands by a burning altar with the text "Purae de Puro Lumine Flammae Lucebunt".
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Credit lineAllegorie op het huwelijk. 1723. Jacob Folkema. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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