Veronese: Convivio in Casa di Levi

In 1573 Veronese completed "Feast in the House of Levi" for the rear wall of the refectory in San Zanipoli. The painting was originally intended as a depiction of the Last Supper, designed to replace a canvas by Titian that had been lost in a fire. It measured more than five meters high and over twelve meters wide and depicted a Venetian celebration, which included not only the Last Supper, but also German soldiers, comic dwarves, and a variety of animals.