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 MARREL (Morel), JACOB, born at Utrecht in 1614 (?), died at Frankfort in 1685. German school; flower and fruit painter, pupil at Frankfort of Georg Flegel (1563-1638), whom he surpassed in composition and colouring. Married at Frankfort the widow of Merian, the elder. Works: Wreath with Insects and small Landscape (1655), Flower Groups around Architecture, Darmstadt Museum; Wreath of Flowers around Coat of Arms (1658), Historical Society, New York.—Kramm, iv. 1155.

MARRIAGE AT CANA [John ii. 1-12], Moretto, S. Fermo, Lonigo; canvas, life-size. Christ at the table is surrounded by the guests, who wonder as the drawer orders the wine to be poured into a fresh flask. Painted about 1544; in refectory of convent till 1819, when removed to choir of church. Worthy to be placed beside the Feast in the House of Simon. Unfortunately much injured.—C. & C., N. Italy, ii. 410.

By Murillo, Marquis of Aylesbury, Wiltshire, England; canvas, H. 5 ft. 10 in. × 7 ft. 6 in. The Saviour seated, with the Virgin and five other figures, at a table in a hall; near him a small dog; he points to the wine jars which are being filled by attendants, one of whom is a negro; other attendants waiting on guests; Second manner. Julienne sale (1767), 6,000 livres; l'Abbé Guillaume sale (1769), 6,432 livres; Prince de Conti sale (1777), 9,060 livres; Boileau sale (1779 or 1782?), 5,010 francs; G. Hibbert sale (1829), £819.—Curtis, 191.

By Scarsellino, Ferrara Gallery; canvas, H. 9 ft. 3 in. × 19 ft. 8 in. A vast composition with many figures and an architectural background. Formerly in the convent of the Certosa, Ferrara.—Cat. Ferrara Gal.

Marriage at Cana, Tintoretto, S. M. delle Salute, Venice.

By Tintoretto, Sacristy of S. M. della Salute, Venice; canvas, H. about 15 ft. × 25 ft.; signed. The table is set length-*wise, instead of crosswise as usual, along one side of a large court; Christ seated at farther end, conversing with the person on his left; the guests, arranged along the sides of the table, men on one side, women on the other, await the newly made wine; servants and other attendants in foreground and in distance. Painted about 1561, for brotherhood of the Crociferi; formerly in a church on the Island of S. Spirito. Ruskin says, "this picture unites colour as rich as Titian's, with light and shade as forcible as Rembrandt's, and far more decisive." Replica in the Uffizi. Engraved by G. Volpato; O. Fialetti.—Ruskin. Stones of Venice, iii. 355; Zanotti, 558.

By Paolo Veronese, Brera, Milan; canvas,