tiny-librarian:“The Wedding Supper” by Martin Van MeytensThe painting depicts part of the multi-day
tiny-librarian:“The Wedding Supper” by Martin Van MeytensThe painting depicts part of the multi-day festivities surrounding the marriage of the future Joseph II and Isabella of Parma.Zooming in you can see all kinds of amazing details, including the bride and groom sitting together (And not at the head of the table either!), Maria Theresa and Francis I at the head of the table, and what’s likely some of Joseph’s many siblings on either side of the table. (He had 12 at the time, although within 7 years of the wedding, three of them would be dead of smallpox, as would the bride, along with Joseph’s second wife, Maria Josepha of Bavaria). -- source link