This delicate painting of 'Christ on the Cross' is by Veronese. The statue of 'Justice' to the right is part of a large monument to Lazzaro Mocenigo.
Veronese
b. as Paolo Caliari ca. 1528 - d. 1588
His nickname comes from his birthplace, Verona. His lavish works are in the Ducal Palace; some there were destroyed by fire and others were stolen by the French. There is a splendid cycle of paintings in the church of San Sebastiano, where Veronese is buried. Many of his other works have been dispersed to collections around the world. His subjects, to some degree chosen by his patrons, involve great feast scenes, scenes from classical antiquity, history, and religious scenes. Veronese's works are marked by their liberal use of challenging perspectives and figure foreshortening. About 1561 he decorated the entire interior of the Villa Barbaro at Maser, near Vicenza. It is his only complete series of paintings to survive intact. The villa had been designed by Palladio. Veronese's rich and splendid color combinations make his name virtually synonymous with Venetian painting.
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