Accession Number2012/2.214
TitleChrist at the Marriage at Cana
Artist(s)Giovanni Battista VanniObject Creation Date1637Medium & Supportetching on four sheets of laid paperDimensions 21 1/4 in x 26 1/2 in (53.98 cm x 67.31 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. SpinkLabel copyGiovanni 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 matterChrist at the wedding feast at Cana.
Physical DescriptionThis 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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Keywords
feasts
marriage (social construct)