Tuscan CitiesTuscan Cities

MarriageMarriage

Tree of Tree of Life: Life:

Descent Descent and and

SuccessionSuccession

Tree of Tree of ConsanguinityConsanguinity

: Forbidden : Forbidden RelativesRelatives

Alliance Alliance between between Lineages: Lineages: Prestige Prestige

and Status and Status so so

StrategiesStrategies

Age at MarriageAge at Marriage

Romantic and CarnalRomantic and Carnal

Promising to Marry and Two Promising to Marry and Two WitnessesWitnesses

Pledging and Sponsalia were More PublicPledging and Sponsalia were More Public

Arnolfini Arnolfini Marriage Marriage (Jan Van (Jan Van

Eyck)Eyck)

Marriage Ritual and the Band (Giotto)Marriage Ritual and the Band (Giotto)

Wedding Wedding ProcessioProcessio

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Blessed Blessed VirginVirgin

(Giotto)(Giotto)

Wedding Wedding of of

the the Blessed Blessed VirginVirgin

(Giotto)(Giotto)

Processions and CrownsProcessions and Crowns

Before a Church or Their Before a Church or Their HomeHome

An Actual An Actual CeremonyCeremony

: The : The MalavoltiMalavoltiof Sienaof Siena(15th c.)(15th c.)Sano di Sano di PietroPietro

Ritual and Ritual and Public Public

KnowledgeKnowledge

Marriage of the VirginMarriage of the Virgin

GhirlandaiGhirlandaio:o:

The The Marriage Marriage

of the of the VirginVirgin

Rings Rings and and

Gestures: Gestures: Consent Consent NecessarNecessar

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The The Symbolic Symbolic

RingRing

Adamari Cassone or Adamari Cassone or Wedding ChestWedding Chest

Domestic Life and PrivacyDomestic Life and Privacy

Separation: Separation: Travel, Travel,

Business, Business, Crusade,Crusade,

PilgrimagePilgrimage

Privacy Privacy ProblemProblem

Married and Private LifeMarried and Private Life

Giving BirthGiving Birth

Florentine Florentine Catasto of Catasto of 1427: The 1427: The

Composition Composition of the of the

HouseholdHousehold

Familial ViolenceFamilial Violence

Punishment for AdulteryPunishment for Adultery

Divorce Divorce and and

SeparatioSeparationn

Widowhood and ChildrenWidowhood and Children

Mothers and ChildrenMothers and Children

Widow RemarriesWidow Remarries