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Painting of a lively wedding reception with a man in red kneeling in front of a table. The wedding party is dressed in pale pink clothes and seated.
Art Institute of Chicago · Public Domain · Reuse terms

Italy / c. 1686

The Wedding at Cana

The Wedding at Cana

Look closely at The Wedding at Cana. Painting of a lively wedding reception with a man in red kneeling in front of a table.

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Give the image another moment. Which detail changes the way you see the whole? The Art Institute dates The Wedding at Cana to c. 1686.

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Giuseppe Maria Crespi (Italian, 1665–1747) made this painting. The museum dates it c. 1686.

The original museum record has the full image, attribution, and catalog details. Return to the work after reading its record and see what you notice.

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Art Institute of ChicagoThe Wedding at Cana

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