Paolo Veronese was an Italian painter of the late Renaissance and one of the most important artists of the 16th century from the Venetian School. Veronese was not his real name. He was born the son of a stonemason, called spezapreda in Venetian. At that time it was common to use his father's profession as a surname. Therefore his real name was Paolo Spezapreda. His mother was an illegitimate daughter from the noble house of Caliari. From the 1850's Veronese changed his surname to Caliari. The nickname Paolo Veronese, under which he is often known, was given to him because of his origin in Verona and to distinguish him from another painter from Verona, Alessandro Turchi.
Veronese first trained as a stonemason. But he liked painting better, so at the age of 14 he started an apprenticeship with Antonio Badile, his future father-in-law. Art historians believe that an altarpiece made by Badile at this time clearly bears the signature of the young Veronese in some places. Because of his talent, Veronese had soon outgrown the studio of his old master. Therefore, after 3 years of apprenticeship he changed to Giovanni Francesco Caroto, who was also one of Veronese's leading painters. In his late youth Veronese painted various altarpieces and frescoes for the church, but also for the large Venetian families. After his first commission from the state in 1553, Veronese settled in Venice and worked closely with the state and the church for many years. In Venice he studied Tizian, Raphael, Parmigianino and Michelangelo, whose influences can be found in many of his works.
Veronese preferred to paint very large paintings, often showing many people. The scenes were mostly allegorical, biblical or historical. Particular attention was paid to "The Feast in the House of Levi" from 1573, which Veronese had originally entitled "The Last Supper", a painting commissioned by Dominican monks. The inquisitors of the Catholic Church did not like Veronese's interpretation. For he had embedded animals, fools, little people, German soldiers and all kinds of other figures in the scene. According to the church, the picture lacked the necessary piety. However, Veronese did not change the picture as requested, only the name. He ran a large workshop in Venice, which also employed his younger brother, nephew and sons. After his death, the family continued the workshop. They later signed their pictures with "Heirs of Paolo". Among his students were Giovanni Battista Zerlotti and Anselmo Canneri.
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.jpg "The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine of Alexandria by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Portrait of Countess Livia da Porto Thiene and her Daughter Deidamia by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Portrait of Countess Livia da Porto Thiene and Her Daughter, Portia, c.1551 by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Venus Disarming Cupid by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Mary with the Christ Child, St. Lucia, St. Catherine of Alexandria, and Two Donors by Jan van Troyen")
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.jpg "Hermes, Herse and Aglauros by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Wedding Feast at Cana by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Descent from the Cross by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Temptation of St. Anthony, c.1552 by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Feast at the House of Simon the Pharisee by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Holy Family with the young St John the Baptist and St George, early 1550s by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Madonna and Child with St. Elizabeth, the Infant St. John the Baptist and St. Justina by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Victorious Return of Doge Andrea Contarini after the Triumph in Chioggia by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Marriage Feast at Cana (detail), c.1562 by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Ascension of Christ, c1580 by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Dream of Saint Helena by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Dead Christ Supported by an Angel and Adored by a Franciscan by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Virgin and Child Between St. Justine and St. George, with a Benedictine Monk by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Lady as Saint Agnes by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Venus and Adonis by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Venetian Woman by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Gentleman by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine and Other Studies by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Judith Receiving the Ancients of Bethulia by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Meal at the House of Simon the Pharisee (detail) by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Meal at the House of Simon the Pharisee, detail of the central part, 1570 by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Annunciation, c. 1580 by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Marriage Feast at Cana, (detail), c.1562 by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Dream of Saint Helena by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Abduction of Deianira by Quirin Boel")
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.jpg "The Annunciation, c.1551-53 by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Happy Union from: Four Allegories of Love, ca. 1575 by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Head of a woman looking down, mid 16th century, 1943 by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Figures on a Terrace by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Self Portrait in Hunting Costume by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "St. Anthony Abbot with St. Cornelius, St. Cyprian and a Page by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Meal at the House of Simon the Pharisee (detail) by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Conversion of Saul, c.1580 by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Sketch for the Martyrdom of St George by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "A Servant at the Door, 1562 by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Portrait of Count Iseppo da Porto with His Son Adriano by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Baptism of Christ by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Christ with the Doctors in the Temple, 1548 by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Holy Family with St. John the Baptist, St. Anthony Abbot and St. Catherine by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "St. Sebastian before the Emperor, His Martyrdom and Three Sibyls, Frescos from the Gallery by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "St. Pantaleone Healing a Child by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Family of Darius before Alexander by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Anointing of David by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Saint Catherine of Alexandria in Prison by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Mars, Venus and Cupid by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Finding of Moses, c. 1581-1582 by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Man in a Fur Coat by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Allegory of Sculpture by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Resurrection of Christ by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Generosity of Alexander the Great by William Unger")
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.jpg "Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, c. 1575-1585 by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Beautiful Nani by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Europa and Jupiter in a landscape with trees by Edme Jeaurat")
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.jpg "The Court of Love or, The Conjugal Virtues by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Adoration of the Magi by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Head of a Black Boy, 16th Century by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Boy with a Greyhound by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Woman with a Dog by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Virgin and Child with angel musicians and Saints by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "The Holy Family with the young St John the Baptist and St George, early 1550s by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Judith Leaving Bethulia by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Portrait of Daniele Barbaro by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Venus Mourning Adonis by Paolo Veronese")
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.jpg "Lady or St. Agnes by Paolo Veronese")
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