But Veronese must have felt that the power of the Inquisition was limited in Venice, because he never touched the work again. Paolo Caliari, Il Veronese. Gift of the Republic of Venice to Louis XIV, 1664.
Feast in the House of Levi by Paolo Veronese is a museum quality oil painting reproduction, 100% hand-painted on canvas. Provenance: Painted for the refectory of the Servites in Venice, circa 1570. However, he did give it a less dangerous name: Feast in the House of Levi. 1573, Galleria della Academia, Venice.
Title: The Feast in the House of Simon the Pharisee Creator: Paolo Veronese Date Created: 1570 Physical Dimensions: w9740 x h4540 mm Type: Painting Medium: Oil on canvas Style: Italian painting, 16th century, Biblical feast. In 1573 Veronese was commissioned to paint a Last Supper for the convent of San Giovanni e Paolo. Veronese showed some remorse and was duly acquitted.
The Feast in the House of Levi was the last in a series of monumental banquet-paintings by Veronese, that included The Wedding Feast at Cana (1563, Louvre, Paris) and Supper in the House of Gregory the Great (1572, Monte Berico, Vicenza).
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Placed in Hercules Salon at Versailles in 1712.
Feast in the House of Levi.
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