The Marriage at Cana, Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen, c. 1530 - c. 1532 - Rijksmuseum
In this night scene – a novelty in painting at the time – Vermeyen succeeded in creating a dramatic effect. Candlelight plays over the faces and casts dark shadows. For the flames, Vermeyen used gold leaf. He was well ahead of his time: only around 1600 did the nocturn as a genre become more widely known through the Italian artist Caravaggio.
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Keywords: amsterdam, cana, cornelisz, jan, marriage, netherland, oil, painting, rijksmuseum, vermeyen
