The Feast in the House of Levi
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The Feast in the House of Levi is a monumental 1573 painting by Paolo Veronese, renowned for its grand, theatrical depiction of a biblical banquet that famously led to an Inquisition inquiry over its irreverent details.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Feast in the House of Levi | 1 |
| The Feast in the House of Levi canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| appliesToPart | canvas ⓘ |
| artStyle | Mannerism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Gospel of Luke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Last Supper narrative ⓘ |
| catalogCode | Gallerie dell’Accademia inventory painting (Venice) ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Dominican order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | refectory of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Paolo Veronese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christ dining with Levi
ⓘ
Feast in the house of Levi NERFINISHED ⓘ banquet scene ⓘ contemporary Venetian costumes ⓘ servants carrying food and drink ⓘ |
| genre |
history painting
ⓘ
religious painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Apostles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christ at table NERFINISHED ⓘ German soldiers ⓘ architectural loggia ⓘ columns ⓘ dogs ⓘ dwarfs ⓘ grand staircase ⓘ jesters ⓘ servants ⓘ |
| height | 560 cm ⓘ |
| inception | 1573 ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Gallerie dell’Accademia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Venetian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
architectural perspective
ⓘ
controversial secular details in a sacred subject ⓘ crowded multi-figure scene ⓘ monumental scale ⓘ theatrical composition ⓘ |
| orientation | landscape ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | Il convito in casa di Levi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | large refectory banquet paintings by Veronese ⓘ |
| previousWorkingTitle | The Last Supper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForInquisitionInquiry | alleged irreverence in depiction of the Last Supper ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Roman Inquisition inquiry ⓘ |
| width | 1280 cm ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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Feast in the House of Levi