The Marriage Feast (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)
Medium
Wood engraving; proof
Dimensions
image: 5 1/2 x 4 5/16 in. (13.9 x 10.9 cm) sheet: 7 5/16 x 6 1/16 in. (18.6 x 15.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number
21.68.4(13)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Created in 1864, *The Marriage Feast* is a wood-engraved proof from the illustrated book *The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ*. Designed by Sir John Everett Millais and engraved by the Dalziel Brothers, it depicts one of Christ’s well-known parables in a compact yet richly detailed composition. Millais, a leading figure of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, brought his characteristic attention to expressive figures and narrative clarity to the project, while the Dalziel firm translated his drawings into the precise lines of wood engraving. This print exemplifies the fruitful partnersh...
About the Artist
Dalziel Brothers|Sir John Everett Millais (British|British) · 1839 |1823 –1893 |1906
British, active 1839–93|British, Wooler, Northumberland 1823–1906 Herne Bay, Kent