Talk:The Feast in the House of Levi

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Clarification

Does 'SS Giovanni Paolo' in paragraph 2 refer to the basilica church Santi Giovanni e Paolo al Celio? If so, should that not be made clear in full first, before contracting the name?

Peter S Strempel | Page | Talk

19:47, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

Done Johnbod (talk) 11:27, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Was the painting really renamed?

Here and elsewhere it is claimed that Veronese originally intended to depict the Last Supper, and that he renamed the painting after being interrogated by the inquisition. I, on the other hand, believe that it was always meant to portray the feast in the house of Levi — it is written onto the painting itself (of course, I can’t prove that that isn’t a later change). During the interrogation, Veronese stated that the painting in question represented “the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with His disciples in the house of Simon,” conflating two different events: the Last Supper and the feast in the house of Simon. It is my belief that Veronese wasn’t very familiar with the Gospels, and that, when he was questioned by the inquisition, he got three different meals mixed up.
TomSFox (talk) 10:40, 10 May 2020 (UTC)

The claim that the artist renamed the painting is true. I intend to further edit this page in light of this claim as well as legal allegations that resulted in the change of title from "The Last Supper" to 'The Feast in The House of Levi". To give a summary, Veronese was unsuccessful in arguing that the painting was done with artistic license. So, to avoid punishment, he changed the name of the painting. :) IrisDahmer (talk) 13:29, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

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