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Christ at the Marriage at Cana

Giovanni Battista Vanni; Paolo Veronese

Artwork Details

Christ at the Marriage at Cana
1637
Giovanni Battista Vanni; Paolo Veronese
etching on four sheets of laid paper
21 1/4 in x 26 1/2 in (53.98 cm x 67.31 cm)
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink
2012/2.214

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Giovanni Battista Vanni, after Paolo Veronese
Italy, 1599–1660; Italy, 1528–1588
Christ at the Marriage at Cana
1637
Etching on four sheets of laid paper
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink, 2012/2.214

Subject Matter:

Christ at the wedding feast at Cana.

Physical Description:

This etching depicts a vast and lively gathering of figures around a large banquet table in the foreground accompanied by other crowds of figures throughout the composition. The scene takes place in an outdoor setting surrounded by classical architecture that recedes perspectivally in the distance.

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