H. 7 ft. 4 in. × 17 ft. Similar in composition to others, with new and spirited motives, but dull and uninteresting in colour. Formerly in convent of the Cappuccini, Padua.
By Paolo Veronese, Dresden Gallery; canvas, H. 7 ft. 3 in. × 16 ft. Christ seated at a table, spread in an open court, among many others, male and female, mostly in Venetian costume; among the guests are a Moor, in a turban, and a negro. From the Modena Collection. Transferred to new canvas in 1827 by Palmaroli. Engraved by Jacob.—Gal. roy. de Dresde, ii. Pl. 9; Ridolfi, Marav., ii. 57; Hübner, Dresden Gal., i. 15.
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Marriage at Cana, Paulo Veronese, Louvre, Paris.
By Paolo Veronese, Louvre; canvas, H. 21 ft. × 32 ft. One of the largest easel pictures ever painted, containing about 130 figures, many of them portraits. Table spread in a court, with splendid architectural background; Christ seated in the middle; on his right, noted sovereigns of the 16th century, including Francis I., Charles V., Solyman II., and Queen Mary of England; on his left, cardinals and other ecclesiastics. The bridegroom is Alfonso d'Avalos, Marquis del Vasto; the bride, Eleanor of Austria, sister of Charles V. and Queen of France. Behind her is the court-jester. The musicians in the foreground represent the great painters of Venice: Titian plays a bass-viol; Bassano, the elder, a flute; Tintoretto, a violoncello, and Veronese himself, in a white costume, a second violoncello. The standing figure at the right, with a goblet in his hand, is Benedetto Caliari, the painter's brother. Painted in 1563 for refectory of Convent of S. Giorgio Maggiore, Venice; carried to Paris in 1797, and retained, M. Denon having persuaded the Austrian Commissioners in 1815 to take instead of it Charles Le Brun's Repas chez le Pharisien. Engraved by Mitelli; Jackson; Prevot (1854).—Vasari, ed. Mil., vi. 372; Ridolfi, Marav., ii. 27; Felibien, i. 723; Ch. Blanc, École vénitienne; Villot, Cat. Louvre; Filhol, ix. Pl. 601; Landon, Musée, xvii. Pl. 49.
