Banquet in art: paintings, drawings and prints

The Wedding Feast at Cana, Paul Véronèse

The Wedding Feast at Cana, 1562–1563.

Les Noces de Cana (museum title)

Paul Véronèse (Italian), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

The Parable of the Wedding Banquet (fragment), Bernardo Strozzi

The Parable of the Wedding Banquet (fragment), c. 1636.

Parabola del banchetto di nozze (frammento) (museum title)

Bernardo Strozzi (Italian), oil on canvas

Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, Italy

The life of Hong I-sang, known as Modang, image 15, Kim Hong-do

The life of Hong I-sang, known as Modang, image 15, 1781.

모당 홍이상공의 일생 (museum title)

Kim Hong-do (Korean), ink and color on silk

National Museum of Korea, Corée du Sud

The Parable of the Great Supper, Wilhelm Marstrand

The Parable of the Great Supper, 1869.

Lignelsen om den store nadver (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Psyche Served by Invisible Spirits, Luca Giordano

Psyche Served by Invisible Spirits, c. 1695–1697.

Luca Giordano (Italian), oil on copper

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

The Two Heads, 1898.

Les deux têtes (museum title)

Auguste Leroux (French), oil on canvas

Maison de Victor Hugo, France

Plato's Symposium, 1869.

Das Gastmahl des Plato (museum title)

Anselm Feuerbach (German), oil on canvas

Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Germany

The Feast in the House of Levi, Paul Véronèse

The Feast in the House of Levi, 1573.

Convito in casa di Levi (museum title)

Paul Véronèse (Italian), oil on canvas

Gallerie dell'Accademia, Italy

The Banquet at the House of Simon, Bernardo Strozzi

The Banquet at the House of Simon, c. 1618–1620.

Convito in casa di Simone (museum title)

Bernardo Strozzi (Italian), oil on canvas

Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, Italy

The Feast in the House of Simon the Pharisee, Paul Véronèse

The Feast in the House of Simon the Pharisee, 1570.

Le repas chez Simon le pharisien (museum title)

Paul Véronèse (Italian), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

An Election Entertainment, William Hogarth

An Election Entertainment, 1755.

William Hogarth (British), etching, engraving

National Gallery of Art, United States

Banquet of Distinguished Turkish Women, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

Banquet of Distinguished Turkish Women, c. 1720–1737.

Maaltijd van voorname Turkse vrouwen (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

La Cène, 1490.

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian), détrempe sur gesso

Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan, Italy

Spring, 1565.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), pen and ink, pencil, red chalk

Albertina, Austria

The Feast of Herod, Lucas Cranach l'Ancien

The Feast of Herod, 1533.

Lucas Cranach l'Ancien (German), paint on wood panel

Städel Museum, Germany

Sea creatures entertain Urashima Taro and Oto Hime in the Dragon Palace, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Sea creatures entertain Urashima Taro and Oto Hime in the Dragon Palace, 1847–1848.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Moon-Viewing Location (Tsuki no Misaki), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo Hyakkei), Utagawa Hiroshige

Moon-Viewing Location (Tsuki no Misaki), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo Hyakkei), 1857.

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A Group of Men Seated at Tables, Jacek Malczewski

A Group of Men Seated at Tables, c. 1909.

Grupa mężczyzn siedzących przy stołach (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

The Union Club, 1801.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

The Banquet of the Officers of the Calivermen Civic Guard, Frans Hals

The Banquet of the Officers of the Calivermen Civic Guard, 1627.

Frans Hals (Dutch), oil on canvas

Frans Hals Museum, Netherlands

Belshazzar's Feast, 1636.

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

The Banquet of the Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1616, Frans Hals

The Banquet of the Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1616, 1616.

Frans Hals (Dutch), oil on canvas

Frans Hals Museum, Netherlands

Le Voyage en chemin de fer..., Honoré Daumier

Le Voyage en chemin de fer..., 1848.

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

Fatigues of the Campaign in Flanders, James Gillray

Fatigues of the Campaign in Flanders, 1793.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Six Cats in Contemporary Guise as Poets, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Six Cats in Contemporary Guise as Poets, 19th century.

當流猫乃六毛撰 (museum title)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Tokyo National Museum, Japan

Monstrous Craws, At a New Coalition Feast, James Gillray

Monstrous Craws, At a New Coalition Feast, 1787.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Yale Center for British Art, United States

The Fountain of Youth, Lucas Cranach l'Ancien

The Fountain of Youth, 1546.

Lucas Cranach l'Ancien (German), paint on wood panel

Gemäldegalerie, Germany

Literary Gathering

宋徽宗文會圖軸 (museum title)

Empereur Huizong (Chinese), ink and color on silk, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Les Noces de Cana, 1500.

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch), oil on wood panel

Huis Bergh, Netherlands

The Doge Gives a Banquet for the Ambassadors, Francesco Guardi

The Doge Gives a Banquet for the Ambassadors, c. 1770–1780.

Le Doge offre à déjeuner aux ambassadeurs (museum title)

Francesco Guardi (Italian), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

Album of the Longevity Gathering at Bugwon, image 2

북원수회첩 (museum title)

Jeong Seon (Korean), ink and color on paper

National Museum of Korea, Corée du Sud

Banquet of the Officers of the St George Civic Guard, Frans Hals

Banquet of the Officers of the St George Civic Guard, 1627.

Frans Hals (Dutch), oil on canvas

Frans Hals Museum, Netherlands

Feast of the Gods, c. 1849–1850.

Honoré Daumier (French), oil on wood

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Banquet of Antony and Cleopatra, Jean-Honoré Fragonard

The Banquet of Antony and Cleopatra, 1763–1764.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French), etching on laid paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Frog Princess, 1918.

Царевна-лягушка (museum title)

Viktor Vasnetsov (Russian), oil on canvas

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia

Bayan, 1910.

Баян (museum title)

Viktor Vasnetsov (Russian), oil on canvas

State Russian Museum, Russia

Madame Gargantua, 1866.

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph on newsprint

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Lodge Brothers, 1898–1899.

Die Logenbrüder (museum title)

Lovis Corinth (German), oil on canvas

Lenbachhaus, Germany

Ægir's Feast, c. 1847–1850.

Ægirsgildet (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), autography

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Wedding of Samson, Rembrandt van Rijn

The Wedding of Samson, 1638.

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Dresden State Art Collections, Germany

The Feast of Anthony and Cleopatra, Jean-Honoré Fragonard

The Feast of Anthony and Cleopatra, 1763–1764.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French), etching on ivory laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Guild dinner, 1828–1829.

Repas de corps (museum title)

Grandville (French), hand-colored lithograph

Maison de Balzac, France

The Marriage at Cana, 1566.

Giorgio Vasari (Italian), oil on wood

Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary

The Meal in Honour of Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour

The Meal in Honour of Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen, c. 1727–1730.

De maaltijd aangeboden aan ambassadeur Cornelis Calkoen (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

King Přemysl Otakar II, 1924.

Král Přemysl Otakar II. (museum title)

Alphonse Mucha, oil and tempera on canvas

Prague City Gallery, Czechia

A Gathering of the Literati at the West Garden

明仇英西園雅集圖軸 (museum title)

Qiu Ying (Chinese), ink and color on silk, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Gymnasts’ Banquet, 1877–1878.

Das Turnerbankett (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Anacreontick's in Full Song, James Gillray

Anacreontick's in Full Song, 1801.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching and aquatint

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Toast to the Emancipation of Women, Honoré Daumier

Toast to the Emancipation of Women, 1848.

Toast porté a l'émancipation des femmes ... (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Feast of Anthony and Cleopatra, 1763–1764.

Feestmaal van Antonius en Cleopatra (museum title)

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French), print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands