Paolo Caliari was born in 1528 in Verona, Italy; he later came to be known as “Veronese” after his birthplace. At fourteen years old he was apprenticed to several local masters in turn, and eventually, he found himself a mentor in the architect Michele Sanmicheli, who introduced him to the styles of painters from outside Verona and also influenced the architectural style in Veronese's paintings.
Veronese’s talent quickly became apparent and he made a name for himself early on in his career. One of his earliest celebrated paintings, Christ Healing a Woman with an Issue of Blood, was painted when he was only around 20 years old. He developed his style based on Central Italian art, which set him apart from the other local artists, and he used elements from other masters such as Raphael and Titian. At his peak, Veronese shared the stage of Renaissance painting with Titan and Tintoretto, and the three often competed for patronage and prestige.
One of the things which really set Veronese apart and distinguished his artwork from that of Titian and Tintoretto, however, was his use and combination of bright pastel color in his work; in particular he favored salmon pink, robin’s egg blue, and lime green. He also used more delicate brush strokes than his rivals, using the natural roughness of his canvasses to add texture to his paintings.
Veronese made himself known in Venice when he painted the...
c.1548. Oil on canvas. 117.5 x 163.5 cm. The National Gallery, London, UK.
c.1548. Oil on canvas. 117.5 x 163.5 cm. The National Gallery, London, UK.
c.1548. Oil on canvas. 117.5 x 163.5 cm. The National Gallery, London, UK.
c.1548. Oil on canvas. 117.5 x 163.5 cm. The National Gallery, London, UK.
c.1549. Oil on canvas. 58 x 92 cm. Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA. Lent by The Barker Welfare Foundation. Read Note.
c.1549. Oil on canvas. 58 x 92 cm. Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA. Lent by The Barker Welfare Foundation.
c.1549. Oil on canvas. 58 x 92 cm. Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA. Lent by The Barker Welfare Foundation.
c.1551. Oil on canvas. 3313 x 190 cm. Church of San Francesco della Vigna, Venice, Italy.
c.1551. Oil on canvas. 3313 x 190 cm. Church of San Francesco della Vigna, Venice, Italy.
c.1551. Oil on canvas. 3313 x 190 cm. Church of San Francesco della Vigna, Venice, Italy.
c.1551. Oil on canvas. 3313 x 190 cm. Church of San Francesco della Vigna, Venice, Italy.
c.1551. Oil on canvas. 3313 x 190 cm. Church of San Francesco della Vigna, Venice, Italy.
c.1551. Oil on canvas. 247 x 133 cm. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy.
c.1551. Oil on canvas. 247 x 133 cm. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy.
c.1551. Pen and ink and wash over gray chalk on paper. 34.2 x 18.8 cm. Louvre, Paris, France.
c.1551. Oil on canvas. 208 x 121 cm. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD, USA.
c.1551. Oil on canvas. 208 x 121 cm. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD, USA.
c.1550. Oil on canvas. 117.5 x 163.5 cm. National Gallery, London, UK. Read Note.
c. 1551-53. Oil on canvas. 120 x 102 cm. Szepmuveszeti Muzeum, Budapest, Hungary.
c. 1551-53. Oil on canvas. 143 x 291 cm. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy. Read Note.
Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance Venice by Frederick Ilchman, David Rosand, Linda Borean, Patricia Brown, John Garton. MFA Publications, 2009.
The Art of Paolo Veronese, 1528-1588 by William R Rearick. Cambridge University Press, 1988.
Grace and Grandeur: The Portraiture of Paolo Veronese by J. Garton. Brepols Publishers, 2008.
Paolo Veronese: Versatile Master of Renaissance Venice by Virginia Brilliant, Frederick Ilchman. Scala Publishers (2012).