The Unequal Marriage by Vasily Pukirev (1862)

Custoslibera, 8 months ago

Interesting detail in that her eyes are puffy and red along with her nose.

I assume she’s been crying tears of joy while waiting to marry her betrothed.

jopepa, 8 months ago

Everybody’s gonna blame the wedding photographers but there’s no lens that makes frowning people smile. Definitely could’ve done more for the lighting though.

GreenMario, 8 months ago

Someone hand her some poison recipes, star! Lol

NOSin, 8 months ago

I didn’t think I’d ever see someone depicted looking so high AND smug at the same time

Stalinwolf, 8 months ago

This guy was so high he didn’t even realize he was the groom. Dude thought he was walking his daughter down the aisle.

unagi, 8 months ago

This guy was so high he didn’t recognize the fire burning in her mind, the chaos that controlled his mind.

TheDeadGuy, 8 months ago

The backstory from Google:

According to the most popular version, this scene is deeply personal for the artist Pukirev; this is his beloved marrying the rich prince. Most likely, she was a poor woman without a dowry and her parents considered marriage with a wealthy, prosperous prince to be the best option for her