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Sorprende la grande immaginazione con cui il pittore dipinge questo tema inserendo la bellezza di 133 figure. Aristocratici veneziani, servi, soldati, cani, giullari, personaggi in fogge turche, nani. Perfino la balaustra in alto e le vertiginose colonne corinzie sono animate da figure in movimento incessante sotto un cielo sereno e festoso. Tra queste figure si riconoscono, al centro, in primo piano, un gruppo di musicisti intenti a intrattenere i convitati. Sono i grandi maestri di Venezia, tra cui, il pittore stesso, con una tunica bianca mentre suona la viola da gamba e, seduto a destra, con la tunica rossa e il contrabbasso, Tiziano.
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According to Veronese, the evangelical episode of the Wedding at Cana, which recounts the miracle of the
the transformation of water into wine was nothing but yet another pretext to put on a performance
a magnificent and spectacular representation of Venetian nobility. In the 1960s
In the Cinquecento, the Venetian painter had more than once attempted these enormous choral scenes.
depicting the evangelical banquets. This free and secular interpretation of religious themes does not
the Holy Inquisition has always disliked it, and thus decided to intervene with lightning-fast censorship upon
proceedings against the artist for his inappropriate and blasphemous interpretation of the Last
Price. The Veronese defended himself by saying, "We painters take the liberties that we take."
The poets and the madmen, and if there is any empty space left on the canvas, I adorn it with figures. Being very
Stimato Venice, the issue was resolved by changing the title of the work to "Convito."
Levi House. The painter's remarkable imagination is evident in the depiction of the wedding at Cana, where he incorporates
The beauty of 133 Venetian aristocratic figures, servants, soldiers, dogs, jesters, and characters in various costumes
Turks, what? Even the balustrade above and the dizzying Corinthian columns are animated by figures.
In constant motion beneath a clear and festive sky. Among these figures, those in the center can be recognized
In the foreground, a group of musicians entertaining the guests. They are the great masters.
in Venice, including the painter himself in a white tunic playing the viola da gamba
He is seated on the right, wearing a red tunic and a Tiziano double bass. In the luxurious celebration
At this banquet, none of the characters seem to pay attention to Jesus, who is seated at
center with his disciples and gazing directly at us. The perspective construction used by
a painter capable of containing all the actors brought to the stage is so elaborate as to require the adoption
more vanishing points. Through this device, the viewer is seized by vertigo
spatial setting framed by majestic architecture inspired by Palladio. The use is also extraordinary
that the Veronese achieves through color by placing complementary colors in the right positions weaves a
luminous and ever-changing chromatic veil, and it uses the hues of the draperies and the
fabrics to bring an even more dazzling brightness within your own canvas. Here
Even the shadows are colored, anticipating Impressionist painting by three centuries.
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