Veronese Feast In The House Of Levi Analysis

Veronese utilizes the ideas of the High and Late Renaissance in his work. At this period in time, much of the ideas were no longer new and therefor, artists would take influence from each other as well as paint the same scenes as other artists had. Many commissions from the time were from members of the religious community or courts. They would often have paintings commissioned to depict religious scenes from the Bible. In his painting, The Feast in the House of Levi, Veronese utilizes linear perspective somewhat. The field of vision is rather short for the scene but one can see the depth of the pavilion that is the main architectural focus of the scene. The marble city in the background is also in perspective. Veronese also utilizes light to

The sky that is closest to Jesus is nearly white to show that he is the central focus of the painting. The Feast in the House of Levi incorporates large amounts of people to provide more information to the scene. Like the School of Athens or paintings of the Last Supper, Veronese paints many other people into the scene, many of which are either looking or pointing in the direction of Jesus. This was very commonly seen in paintings from this period. This painting was originally commissioned as a depiction of the last supper but was deemed inappropriate by the Catholic Inquisition due to the addition of drunken people and others who were deemed unsavory characters. He was then asked to modify the painting and make it more appropriate. Rather than change the painting, Veronese decided that he should change the name to depict a scene where Jesus was, de facto, dining with “sinners”. He may have decided on this controversial image because he felt that it would be a good idea to depict something that had not been painted before, setting it apart from the work of others. He also incorporates what appear to be small children or pygmies into the