I have always thought love the only foundation
of happiness in a married state, as it can only
produce that high and tender friendship which
should always be the cement of this union
Love is patient, love is kind: this is the visual embodiment of those great verses from
Corinthians so often read at weddings. Tanveer masterpiece is loving in its every brushstroke..
About his young couple we know very little – who they were, whether she was a bride, whether they were actually J but this image goes beyond portraiture in any case. Their faces are radiant with adoration. Their gestures are
beautiful: his hand gently placed on her breast, hers tenderly covering it. They are themselves on that day, and yet universal. The painting is a kind of secular altarpiece, an inspiration to patience, humility and love.
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