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One of the most eminent Venetian painters of the second half of the sixteenth century was Paolo Cagliari, called Veronese. He was born in Verona, but lived in Venice from 1555. The author of monumental painting, subject compositions and portraits, Veronese is represented in the museum by a small sketch of Minerva executed as part of a series for a private individual. The sketch is a fine illustration of the artist’s mastery. The figure of the Roman goddess of wisdom is painted with a light brush. The colours are applied in transparent strokes, virtually dry, and the texture of the canvas is included in the painting, which gives the whole picture a material, tangible quality. At the same time Ve...
c. 1570
Oil on canvas
28.0 x 16.0cm
2666
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