Image · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Renaissance · Painting
The Wedding at Cana
Paolo Veronese · 1563
ArtistPaolo Veronese
Date1563
TypePainting
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions677 cm × 994 cm (267 in × 391 in)
LocationDenon Wing
— The Work
About this masterpiece
Originally painted for the refectory of the Benedictine monastery of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, Veronese’s vast canvas reimagines Christ’s first miracle — turning water into wine — as a sumptuous 16th-century Venetian banquet. More than 130 figures dine beneath classical architecture, attended by musicians (said to include portraits of Veronese, Titian and Tintoretto) and a host of servants.
— Context
Historical significance
Seized by Napoleon’s troops in 1797, the painting was transported to Paris in cut sections and has remained in the Louvre ever since. At nearly 70 square meters it is the largest painting in the museum, hung directly opposite the Mona Lisa in the Salle des États.
— You may also like
View all →
