The Wedding at Cana

c. 1686

This depiction of the feast where Jesus performed his first miracle is filled with luxurious details and quiet, personal interactions. On the left, Jesus talks with his mother; on the right, the wedding’s astonished host and his servant taste the water Jesus has miraculously turned into wine. The piece brings together Venetian color and grandeur with the close character study popular in Crespi's native Bologna.

Public domain · CC0
Free to download and reuse. Image courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.

Artist

Giuseppe Maria Crespi (Italian, 1665–1747)

Date

c. 1686

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

188 × 248.4 cm (74 × 97 3/4 in.); Framed: 215.9 × 273.7 cm (85 × 107 3/4 in.)

Origin

Italy

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Credit

Wirt D. Walker Fund