The Wedding Feast of Cana is the largest painting of the Musée du Louvre - measuring a massive 7 x 10 m.
It is considered a masterpiece of Renaissance painting.
It was commissioned by the San Giorgio Maggiore Convent in Venice and represents the Biblical episode of Jesus transforming water into wine at a wedding.
Jesus is represented at the centre, while the bride and groom are relegated to the bottom left corner.
Veronese represented more than 130 guests - cheekily mixing some guests from the Renaissance (the most powerful people of his era - French King Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Suleiman the Magnificent and English Queen Mary I) and others from the Bible (such as Jesus, Mary and the Apostles).
He also sneaked himself in - as the musician in white!
The painting is also loved for its many details - the woman with the toothpick, the ogling husband, the jealous wife, and the playful cats and dogs for example!
Fun fact : did you also notice that none of the guests are talking?
This is because the painting was meant to be hung in the dining hall - where none of the monks were allowed to speak!
🕐 On your way to the next stop
Please note that the next 4 stops are in a completely different wing - quite a walk from here. They follow the chronological order of the collection, but if you're short on time, we recommend jumping straight to stop 8 (the Oath of the Horatii) and coming back to these later. Stops 8 and beyond are just around the corner from where you are now.
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