The Marriage of the Virgin

At the center of the scene, Mary and Joseph join hands as Joseph prepares to place a ring on her finger. A group of women gathers behind Mary on the left, while on the right, disappointed suitors are shown, with one figure breaking a wooden rod over his knee. The ceremony takes place within a complex white architectural structure featuring Gothic arches, set against a flat, deep red background.

This work represents the International Gothic style in Florence shortly before the emergence of Renaissance Neoplatonism. The narrative is derived from apocryphal traditions that describe a miraculous sign—Joseph’s staff blooming while the other suitors' remained bare—to identify him as the divinely chosen husband.