Wedding Feast at Cana - Great Creaton, Northamptonshire

Attribution
1905
Wedding Feast at Cana - Great Creaton, Northamptonshire

This two-light window, dated 1905, depicts the Marriage Feast at Cana (John 2:1–11), the first miracle of Christ.


Main Lights

Left Light

Christ, robed in red, is seated at table and gestures in blessing. The composition places Him centrally within the domestic setting of the feast. His calm authority contrasts with the animated gestures of the surrounding figures.

Mary sits beside Him, attentive and composed, reinforcing her mediating role in the miracle.


Right Light

The moment of transformation is implied rather than dramatically depicted. A servant kneels before large water jars, drawing liquid, while another attendant watches. Mary inclines toward the scene in quiet intercession.

The miracle unfolds through gesture and narrative suggestion rather than overt spectacle — typical of Mayer’s devotional clarity.


Tracery

In the tracery above appears an angel seated and playing a harp. The angelic musician introduces a liturgical and celebratory dimension, connecting earthly festivity with heavenly harmony.