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La Mariée
La Mariée (French for "The Bride") is a painting on canvas, 68×53 cm, created in 1950 by Russian-French artist Marc Chagall. It is held in a private collection in Japan.
The painting.
Chagall paintings often feature young women or couples, but in "La Mariée" the focus is on a singular young woman in quasi-wedding attire with a bouquet of flowers. Described by a Chagall fans as "an ode to young love", the woman is
La petite mariée
Le petite mariée (The Little Bride) is a three-act opéra-bouffe, with music by Charles Lecocq and libretto by Eugène Leterrier and Albert Vanloo. It was first performed at the Théâtre de la Renaissance, Paris on 21 December 1875. The opera, set in 16th-century Italy, depicts the farcical complications after the hero is caught "in flagrante" with the local grandee's wife.
The piece was well received and ran for more than 200 performances. It was subsequently staged