Paolo Veronese (c.1528-1588) specialised in grand decorative schemes, such as his ceilings in the Doge's Palace in Venice, with trompe I'oeil effects and inventive detail. The subjects are religious, mythological, historical, and allegorical.
Short Biography:
His decorations in the Villa Barbera at Maser near Vicenza show his skill at illusionism and a typically Venetian rich use of colour; they are also characteristically full of inventive fantasy.
He took the same approach to religious works, and as a result his Last Supper in 1573 (Accademia, Venice, renamed The Feast in the House of Levi) was the subject of a trial by the Inquisition, since the holy event seems to be almost subordinated by profane details: figures of drunkards, soldiers conversing, dogs, and so forth.
Why is Paolo Veronese famous?
Paolo Veronese was an Italian painter, born in Verona, active mainly in Venice (from about 1553).
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