Painting of a lively wedding reception with a man in red kneeling in front of a table. The wedding party is dressed in pale pink clothes and seated.

The Wedding at Cana

Giuseppe Maria Crespi · c. 1686

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Dark chocolate
37% of the image
Black · text contrast 15.0:1

Umber
33% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.3:1

Putty
17% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.7:1

Rust
6% of the image
Red · text contrast 7.0:1

Chestnut
5% of the image
Red · text contrast 11.0:1

Slate blue
2% of the image
Blue · text contrast 8.2:1

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Artist: Giuseppe Maria Crespi
Date: c. 1686
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 188 × 248.4 cm (74 × 97 3/4 in.); Framed: 215.9 × 273.7 cm (85 × 107 3/4 in.)
Place: Italy
Period: 17th century
Themes: Cats · Dogs · Music and dance · Bible stories and saints
Main colour: Brown · lightness 32, colourfulness 19

Art Institute of Chicago, Wirt D. Walker Fund. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-31); image released under CC0. Licence rules

The Wedding at Cana

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