Marriage in Cana.

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg (American, 1811 - 1881)

PublisherPublished by Elijah Chapman Kellogg (American, 1811 - 1881)

PublisherPublished by Horace Thayer & Co. (American, 1852)

Date1852-1853

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 7/8 x 12 5/16in. (20 x 31.3cm) Sheet (height x width): 13 x 16 7/8in. (33 x 42.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

Object number1996.177.73

DescriptionEleven people are seated at a long table covered with a tablecloth. A woman at the left, who wears a wreath and veil, appears to be a bride. A man seated at the far right wearing a wreath of leaves appears to be the groom. A young man offers him a goblet. A man with long hair and a beard and mustache stands in the foreground, pointing with his right hand towards a large jug or ewer. He wears a robe and cloak and is barefoot. Other men, probably servants, kneel at the left and right. They wear short tunics. The man at the right lifts a large jug or amphora. Other attendants with jugs are behind the table. Six musicians are on a balcony in the right background. Their instruments include a guitar and a recorder or flute. Large, cracked stone columns frame a perspective view of a large stone building with additional columns. A woman descends a staircase between the columns carrying a ewer in her left arm and balancing a basket on her head with her right hand. Another figure behind her is carrying a tray.

Collections

Kellogg Brothers Lithographs

NotesSubject Note: The Marriage at Cana was the event at which Christ performed his first miracle. The wedding party had run out of wine, and to save the new bride and groom from this embarassment, the Virgin Mary asked Christ to create more. Christ complied with his mother's request; he is seen in this print turning the water in a large jug or ewer into wine. (Hudson 5/13/2004)

Status

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