The Wedding Feast at Cana (after Paolo Veronese)
Medium
Pen and brown ink on blue paper
Dimensions
8 1/8 x 12 15/16in. (20.7 x 32.9cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971
Accession Number
1975.131.60
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the vibrant energy ofThe Wedding Feast at Canaafter Paolo Veronese)* a captivating 16th drawing that captures the biblical miracle where Christ turns water into wine during a joyous Cana wedding. Rendered in pen and brown ink on prepared paper—a favored Renaissance technique for dynamic sketches—this intimate sheet (8 1/8 x 12 15/16 inches) echoes Paolo Veronese's grand masterpiece, known for its lavish Venetian banquets teeming with crowds, diners, musicians, and elegant figures. Associated with masterful artists Federico Zuccaro (Italian Mannerist Maerten de Vos (lemish innovator), a...