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Marriage at Cana by Jan Vermeyen

Marriage at Cana by Jan Vermeyen

Created
c. 1530
Dimension
84cm × 66cm
Method
oil on panel
Passage
John 2:1-12
Housed at
Rijksmuseum Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam

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.

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