A Genoese who belonged to the Capuchin order, Strozzi became one
of the many foreign residents seeking inspiration in Venice.
This is a study for a larger canvas for a church in Venice. The
king was angry when invited guests refused a wedding invitation
so sent his servants to the streets to gather people. One who
was not wearing wedding clothes was tied hand and foot and
thrown out. Jesus’s parable is that ‘Many are invited, but few
are chosen’.