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The Wedding by Proxy Poster

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Paper Type: Standard Semi-Gloss

Your walls are a reflection of your personality, so let them speak with your favorite quotes, art, or designs printed on our custom Giclee posters! High-quality, microporous resin-coated paper with a beautiful semi-gloss finish. Choose from standard size posters and framing options to create art that’s a perfect representation of you.

  • Gallery quality Giclee prints
  • Ideal for vibrant artwork and photo reproduction
  • Semi-gloss finish
  • Pigment-based inks for full-color spectrum high-resolution printing
  • Durable 185gsm paper
  • Frames available on select sizes
  • Frames include Clear Acrylic Glazing

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The Wedding by Proxy  Poster

The Wedding by Proxy Poster

This work depicts the proxy marriage ceremony held on October 5, 1600, in Florence Cathedral, where Marie de' Medici, a Florentine princess, was married to King Henry IV of France by proxy. Since Henry IV was engaged in war and could not attend in person, his proxy was his uncle, Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, who is shown placing the wedding ring on Marie’s finger. The scene is set in an opulent hall filled with identifiable historical figures, including Marie’s relatives and important dignitaries such as Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini, who presides over the ceremony. Rubens also includes a mythological element: Hymenaios, the ancient god of marriage, wearing a crown of roses and carrying the nuptial torch and bride’s train, symbolizing the sanctity and celebration of the union.

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By Sharon S.July 31, 2025 • Verified Purchase
Print, Size: 36.00" x 24.00", Media: Standard Semi-Gloss
I was so amazed at how this all turned out. Everyone who attended the funeral was in awe of how beautiful it was made. And I owe it all to Zazzle. I wouldn’t have done it better myself not to mention I wouldnt have time to do it. The great part of it all was they had templates that was catered to my needs and that I could use it in ways I wanted to use to resize it my way. It took some time but I was happy it turned out great. I did 100 photos, 89, 66 photos (I think) lol templates. The only suggestion is that the templates, before sending through would tell you of errors like; saying please revise or resize it again for any photos that is not perfectly well sitting or not show it’s cutting off some of them and where it tells you there’s duplicates. Staring, placing and resizing all 100 + pictures into the template can be tiresome and overwhelming and it makes my eyes blurred that I can’t tell if they’re cutting off or overlapping or duplicates. Overall I am very pleased and will be using Zazzle again should the need arises. Thank you Zazzle. Altogether I’ve done 3 collages 1 profile picture and couple pictures with 1 frame and yet this is my first time ordering as a 1 time customer. Prices were very reasonable and accommodating to my finances. .
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By Peyton C.November 8, 2023 • Verified Purchase
Print, Size: 8.00" x 10.00", Media: Standard Semi-Gloss
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The sign was beautiful and matched our theme. The paper was good quality. Excellent printing!!
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By Yvonne H.January 20, 2026 • Verified Purchase
Print, Size: 8.00" x 10.00", Media: Standard Semi-Gloss
Super cute little sign, I trimmed it and put it in a frame I already had. Colors were crisp and perfect, fun easy touch to add to a baby shower, everyone thought it was so cute.

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peter paul rubensmarie de medici cyclebaroque history paintinglouvre museum paintings17th century french artroyal proxy marriagehenry iv of francemedici family artrubens artworkspolitical marriage painting

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Product ID: 256328471131385208
Created on: 6/6/2025, 1:02 PM
Rating: G