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[[File:Paolo Veronese 008.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|<translate><!--T:71--> ''Marriage at Cana''. This monumental painting (22 x 33 feet in size) was commissioned to occupy the entire rear wall in the refectory of the San Giorgio Monastery in Venice, the use of perspective giving the impression that the scene depicted was an extension of the room. Along with Christ and the apostles, Veronese depicted many historical and contemporary figures, including Mary I of England, Suleiman the Magnificent, and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. The principal artists of Venice as the musicians; according to tradition, the artist portrayed himself as the musician in a white tunic playing a viola da braccio.</translate>]]