3588529 The Marriage of the Virgin, 1668 (oil on canvas on wood panel) by Ramirez, Pedro (1638-79); 192.1x128 cm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA; (add.info.: Desposorios del la Virgen Subject based on apocryphal accounts in 13th century Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine. A Jewish high priest is flanked by the holy couple. Joseph holds the flowering staff to symbolize that he was chosen by God to marry the Virgin. The scene is presided over by the Holy Ghost in a circle of light, as two majestic hands descend from the heavens to embrace the couple and sanctify the union. ); Mexican, out of copyright.