For since this candle cannot possibly serve for practical purposes (in view of the fact that the room is flooded with daylight), it must needs bear upon the marriage ceremony (Panofsky 200).
A burning candle is a symbol for the all-seeing wisdom of God, and it was often required for the ceremony of taking any oat
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