Paolo Veronese · 1528–1588
Paolo Veronese
Paolo Veronese (1528-1588) was a 16th-century Venetian painter. A decorative painter widely known for glorious festive scenes, he celebrated the prosperity of Venice in radiant, bright colors.
Paolo Veronese (born Paolo Caliari, 1528-1588) was a painter active in Venice. Against the art of late Mannerism, in which a mysterious and gloomy atmosphere prevailed, he is regarded as the painter who first expressed in painting a spirit that sought to restore human dignity and celebrate greatness.
As a decorative painter he sang the prosperity of Venice in radiant, bright colors and painted many figures in splendid color. This spirit is regarded as linked to the Baroque atmosphere that celebrates human greatness. His cheerful festive paintings are said to have sometimes lacked piety.
He is widely known as the painter who best embodied the cheerfulness and abundance of the Venetian Renaissance. One of his works is Boy and Squire.
