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| Paolo Veronese (1528–1588) | ||||||||||
| Paolo Caliari, known as Veronese, was born in Verona and was a master of the Venetian Renaissance whose education and stylistic innovations shaped generations of European painters. He began his artistic training as a stonecutter before apprenticing at the age of 14 to Antonio Badile, a local painter whose daughter he later married. This early mentorship instilled in him a strong technical foundation and a lifelong interest in harmonising figures with architectural space. Influenced by the grandeur of Michelangelo, the clarity of Raphael, and the theatricality of Giulio Romano, Veronese developed a distinctive style marked by luminous colour, illusionistic perspective, and monumental compositions set within classical architecture. His move to Venice in the early 1550s catalysed his rise to prominence, where his decorative brilliance and compositional complexity earned him acclaim among patrons and peers. Veronese’s legacy extended far beyond his lifetime, shaping the work of 18th-century Venetian artists and leaving a visible imprint on 19th-century French painters such as Delacroix and Cézanne. He died in Venice. | ||||||||||
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