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| The Feast in the House of Levi | |
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| Artist | Paolo Veronese |
| Year | 1573 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Movement | Renaissance |
| Dimensions | 555 cm × 130.9 cm (219 in × 51.5 in) |
| Location | Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice |
The Feast in the House of Levi or Christ in the House of Levi is a 1573 oil painting by Italian painter Paolo Veronese and one of the largest canvases of the 16th century, measuring 555 cm × 1,309 cm (18.21 ft × 42.95 ft).[1] It is now in the Gallerie dell'Accademia, in Venice. It was painted by Veronese for a wall of a Dominican friary called the refectory of the Basilica di Santi Giovanni e Paolo.[2]
This painting was intended to be a Last Supper, to replace an earlier work by Titian of this subject destroyed by fire in 1571.[2] The painting is directly tied to Luke, chapter 5, of the Bible which is clear from the inscription the artist added. The painting shows a banquet taking place in which Christ is the focal point at the center of the image.[3] However, the painting led to an investigation by the Tribunal of the Venetian Holy Inquisition.[4] Veronese was called to answer for irreverence and indecorum, and the serious offense of heresy was mentioned.[4]
- ^ "The Feast in the House of Levi". Gallerie Academia Venezia. 2020.
- ^ a b Rosand, David (1973). "Theater and Structure in the Art of Paolo Veronese". The Art Bulletin. 55 (2): 225–235. doi:10.1080/00043079.1973.10789741.
- ^ "Paolo Veronese Feast in the House of Levi". Khan Academy. 2020.
- ^ a b Grasman, Edward (2009). "On Closer Inspection - The Interrogation of Paolo Veronese". Artibus et Historiae. 30 (59): 125–132.