[Wedding of Jimena and El Cid] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Wedding of Jimena and El Cid]
Subject: El Cid; Medieval legend; wedding
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Spain
Description: In this image there are four people. The two in the middle are Jimena and El Cid. Jimena is wearing a dress with her long dark hair falling from her head. She is looking at her husband, El Cid. He is holding her hand and looking at her, he is wearing a tunic with different designs on it, he is also wearing a cloak and a hat. He has medium length hair and a beard. The boy behind Jimena is wearing a little cloak under his tunic. In the background there seems to be a priest wearing his habit. Behind the priest there is a statue of a person holding a vase. They are coming out of San Isidro, a church.
Image Creator: Werner (engraver); Foix (engraver); Gómez Soler (engraver); Xumetra (engraver)
Type: Text; engraving
Identifier: mta:11587
Language: spa
Source Name: Romancero del Cid
Parent Collection: 1884 Barcelona Milá
Image: mta_11587_OBJ.png