The Marriage at Cana by Paolo Veronese

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"The Marriage at Cana" by Paolo Veronese is a grand 16th-century Venetian Renaissance painting renowned for its vibrant color, opulent banquet scene, and dynamic depiction of the biblical wedding feast where Christ performs his first miracle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting
painting
artMovement High Renaissance
basedOn Gospel of John
New Testament
city Paris
collection Musée du Louvre
linked to: Louvre Museum
colorPalette rich Venetian colorism
commissionedBy Benedictine monks of San Giorgio Maggiore
completionDate 1563
countryOfOrigin Republic of Venice
creator Paolo Veronese
linked to: Veronese
depicts Christ turning water into wine
Jesus Christ
Marriage at Cana
linked to: The Wedding at Cana

Virgin Mary
architectural background
banquet scene
first miracle of Christ
musicians
servants
wedding feast at Cana
linked to: The Wedding at Cana

wedding guests
depictsEvent miracle of water turned into wine
genre history painting
religious painting
height 666 cm
inception 1562
languageOfTitle Italian
location Louvre Museum
materialUsed oil paint
movement Venetian Renaissance
notableFor architectural perspective
complex composition
dynamic crowd scenes
large scale
opulent banquet scene
vibrant color
orientation landscape format
originalLocation San Giorgio Maggiore
refectory of the Benedictine monastery of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice
period 16th century
style Mannerist elements
subjectHeading biblical scene
support canvas
titleInItalian Le Nozze di Cana
linked to: The Wedding at Cana
width 990 cm

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Alte Pinakothek notableWork The Marriage at Cana by Paolo Veronese
subject linked to: Alte Pinakothek, Munich