Denys Calvaert
The Marriage at Cana
About this artwork
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artist:Denys Calvaert (1540 - 1619) Flemish
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title:The Marriage at Cana
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date created:Dated 1598
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materials:Red chalk, red wash, heightened with white on paper (with left hand corners defective)
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measurements:26.00 x 20.20 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1984
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accession number:D 5122
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Denys Calvaert
Denys Calvaert
Calvaert moved from Antwerp to Bologna, where his small colourful devotional paintings on copper became especially popular. He may have introduced this type of painting to the city, which became his home from about 1560. He concentrated on religious subjects, producing large altarpieces in addition...