The picture clearly demonstrates the traditions of the past, in particular, matchmaking. In the center of the composition are the woman (the mother of the groom) and the man (the father of the bride) who conduct the main negotiations. It is she, and not the bridegroom himself, who must convince the future co-father-in-law that the young man will become a good party for his daughter. The bride's father does not show very much interest in the proposal, trying to hear as much evidence as possible in [Expand]
favor of marriage, and to agree on the greatest possible material contribution of the groom's family. The opinion of the bride herself is not very clear - her mother is trying to bring her forward, to the groom, or, on the contrary, to take her to another room, because her desire in this case does not matter. Symbolically, the composition is divided in the middle by a white column, spreading on the sides of a family of potential relatives.
The picture clearly demonstrates the traditions of the past, in particular, matchmaking. In the center of the composition are the woman (the mother of the groom) and the man (the father of the bride) who conduct the main negotiations. It is she, and not the bridegroom himself, who must convince the future co-father-in-law that the young man will become a good party for his daughter. The bride's father does not show very much interest in the proposal, trying to hear as much evidence as possible in [Expand]
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