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Paolo Veronese

Type Figure Region Verona Time 1528–1588 Also known as Veronese

Leading painter of the Venetian school in the Italian High Renaissance, born Paolo Caliari in Verona, famed for grand banquet scenes, bright colors, …

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  1. 1528–1553Verona · VenetoTrained in local Veronese workshops; his early works already showed command of grand scenes and figure groups, laying the foundation for his later career after moving to Venice.
  2. 1553–1588Venice · VenetoAfter moving to Venice in 1553 he became one of the republic's most sought-after painters, creating large ceiling paintings and banquet scenes for churches and aristocratic palaces; in the 1560s–1570s he produced masterpieces such as The Feast in the House of Levi, working until his death in 1588.

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