Marriage at Cana by Jan Vermeyen, John 2:1-12, Bible.Gallery
Marriage at Cana created
approximately
1530
Its dimension is 84cm wide and
66cm high
and it was drawn with oil on panel style.
Artwork Description
In this night scene – a novelty in painting at the time – Vermeyen succeeded in creating a dramatic effect. Candlelight plays over the faces and casts dark shadows. For the flames, Vermeyen used gold leaf. He was well ahead of his time: only around 1600 did the nocturn as a genre become more widely known through the Italian artist Caravaggio.
Artist : Jan Vermeyen