Paolo Veronese 1528~1588：The Wedding, 'Feast at Cana"'The Dream of Saint Helena' , The Lamentation

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Véronèse, détail "Les Noces de Cana"
© 2010 Musée du Louvre / Angèle Dequier

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Born on this day in 1528 in Verona was painter of Venetian school Paolo Veronese. Many paintings by Veronese from the Hermitage collection are on display in the Small Italian Skylight Room in the New Hermitage and in the Hall of the 16th-century Venetian school in the Great (Old) Hermitage. Towards the end of his life Veronese turned to tragic subjects. The artist created composition 'The Lamentation' for the Church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice. Just three figures are present here: the Virgin Mary and the Angel bend over the body of Christ.

Паоло Веронезе | Оплакивание Христа | Холст, масло | Около 1576
Paolo Veronese | The Lamentation | Oil on canvas | Circa 1576

British Museum

Italian artist Paolo Veronese died ‪#‎onthisday‬ in 1588. Here’s his drawing of the Holy Family http://ow.ly/LAA6L

National Gallery

'Veronese: Magnificence in Renaissance Venice' was held from March until June earlier this year. The exhibition required a large-scale re-hang of our collection: http://bit.ly/1zqWc9y
'The Dream of Saint Helena' was just one of the extraordinary works on display. Did you attend? What did you think?

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2. Paolo Veronese

   Painter
3. Paolo Caliari, known as Paolo Veronese was an Italian Renaissance painter based in Venice, most famous for large history paintings of both religious and mythological subjects, such as The Wedding at Cana and The Feast in the House of Levi. Wikipedia
5. Born: 1528, Verona, Italy
6. Died: April 19, 1588, Venice, Italy
7. Period: The Renaissance

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Veronese, "The Wedding Feast at Cana"
© 2010 Musée du Louvre / Angèle Dequier