Marriage at Cana

Jan van der Straet

Horizontal rectangle. Christ is seated at the table, left, the wine casks beside Him. The married couple is seated under a canopy, center. Other figures are seated around the table. Mounted.

Credit: Museum purchase through gift of various donors

c. 1590

Pen and ink, brush and bistre wash on paper, mounted

1901-39-119

Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020

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