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The Marriage of the Virgin is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Perugino. It is housed in the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Caen France. Initially commissioned to Pinturicchio for the recently completed cathedral of Perugia Perugino took over the commission and finished the work around 1500-1504 probably after several periods of stasis.Later in 1797 the picture was confiscated by Napoleon and was subsequently taken to Caen Normandy.