The Wedding at Cana

E235964

Renaissance painting painting

The Wedding at Cana is a monumental 16th-century painting by Paolo Veronese depicting the biblical miracle of Jesus turning water into wine during a wedding feast.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Wedding at Cana	6
The Wedding at Cana canonical	3
Le nozze di Cana	1
Les Noces de Cana	1
The Marriage at Cana	1
wedding at Cana	1
wedding feast at Cana in Galilee	1
عرس قانا الجليل	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2122594 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Wedding at Cana
Context triple: [Denon Wing, housesArtwork, The Wedding at Cana]

A. Supper at Emmaus
Supper at Emmaus is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the moment the resurrected Christ is recognized by his disciples during a meal, celebrated for its dramatic lighting and realistic detail.
B. The Storm on the Sea of Galilee
The Storm on the Sea of Galilee is a famous 1633 maritime painting by Rembrandt depicting a dramatic biblical scene of Christ calming a storm-tossed sea.
C. Bread of Life
Bread of Life is a title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes him as the spiritual sustenance and source of eternal life for believers.
D. She of the Ointment Jar
She of the Ointment Jar is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet, highlighting her role as a protective and nurturing deity associated with perfume, healing, and domestic well-being.
E. The Calling of Saint Matthew
The Calling of Saint Matthew is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio that dramatically depicts the moment Jesus calls the tax collector Matthew to follow him, celebrated for its striking use of light and shadow.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Wedding at Cana
Target entity description: The Wedding at Cana is a monumental 16th-century painting by Paolo Veronese depicting the biblical miracle of Jesus turning water into wine during a wedding feast.

A. Supper at Emmaus
Supper at Emmaus is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the moment the resurrected Christ is recognized by his disciples during a meal, celebrated for its dramatic lighting and realistic detail.
B. The Storm on the Sea of Galilee
The Storm on the Sea of Galilee is a famous 1633 maritime painting by Rembrandt depicting a dramatic biblical scene of Christ calming a storm-tossed sea.
C. Bread of Life
Bread of Life is a title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes him as the spiritual sustenance and source of eternal life for believers.
D. She of the Ointment Jar
She of the Ointment Jar is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet, highlighting her role as a protective and nurturing deity associated with perfume, healing, and domestic well-being.
E. The Calling of Saint Matthew
The Calling of Saint Matthew is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio that dramatically depicts the moment Jesus calls the tax collector Matthew to follow him, celebrated for its striking use of light and shadow.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Renaissance painting ⓘ painting ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance	major work of Venetian Renaissance art ⓘ masterpiece of Paolo Veronese ⓘ one of the largest paintings in the Louvre ⓘ
artist	Paolo Veronese ⓘ linked to: Veronese
artworkType	oil on canvas ⓘ
basedOn	Gospel of John ⓘ New Testament ⓘ
collection	Musée du Louvre ⓘ linked to: Louvre Museum
commissionedBy	Benedictine monks of San Giorgio Maggiore ⓘ
completionDate	1563 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Republic of Venice ⓘ
creator	Paolo Veronese ⓘ linked to: Veronese
depicts	Jesus turning water into wine ⓘ Wedding at Cana ⓘ linked to: The Wedding at Cana biblical miracle ⓘ
depictsMoment	transformation of water into wine ⓘ
eventDepicted	first miracle of Jesus in the Gospel of John ⓘ
genre	religious painting ⓘ
hasColorPalette	rich, luminous colors ⓘ
hasStyleCharacteristic	complex composition ⓘ dramatic use of perspective ⓘ theatrical staging ⓘ
height	666 cm ⓘ
inception	1562 ⓘ
languageOfTitle	Italian ⓘ
location	Louvre Museum ⓘ
locationCity	Paris ⓘ
materialUsed	oil paint ⓘ
movement	Venetian Renaissance ⓘ
notableFeature	architectural background ⓘ crowded banquet scene ⓘ depiction of musicians in the foreground ⓘ inclusion of contemporary Venetian figures ⓘ monumental size ⓘ
notableFigureDepicted	Jesus Christ ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ servants pouring water ⓘ
orientation	landscape ⓘ
originalCommissionedFor	refectory of the Benedictine monastery of San Giorgio Maggiore ⓘ
originalLocation	San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice ⓘ linked to: San Giorgio Maggiore island
presentedAt	Louvre Museum, Denon Wing ⓘ linked to: Louvre Museum
subjectMatter	wedding feast at Cana in Galilee ⓘ linked to: The Wedding at Cana
surface	canvas ⓘ
titleInFrench	Les Noces de Cana ⓘ linked to: The Wedding at Cana
titleInItalian	Le nozze di Cana ⓘ linked to: The Wedding at Cana
width	990 cm ⓘ

How these facts were elicited