Shop mural and wallpaper...   The Wedding at Cana by Paolo Veronese

For Christ's first miracle, a canvas worthy of the event was needed, and Veronese created a 70 m² masterpiece, the largest painting in the Louvre. This bravura piece was originally intended for the refectory of the San Marino Maggiore convent in Venice. Although it was a religious commission, Veronese turned the biblical scene into a lavish Venetian feast, bringing together no fewer than 132 guests, including musicians, servants, nobles and clergy. They feast in a large hall with majestic architecture, combining different styles, including Doric, Corinthian and Composite. Veronese organised this space on three levels: the terrace, the balustrade and finally the sky. Above all, he demonstrated remarkable talent as a scenographer. The placement of the characters is subtly organised and plays on cryptic symbols: the butchers preparing to slaughter a lamb are placed on the same line as Christ, a grim omen of his future martyrdom.

This artwork is a painting from the renaissance period. It belongs to the mannerism style.

« The Wedding at Cana » is kept at Louvre, Paris, France.