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Feast in the House of Levi was a replacement for the painting of an earlier work by Titian destroyed by the fire in 1571. [1] Originally Caliari had this painting name Lord's Last Supper and intended to be a monumental artwork for a religious…

In this painting, we see a crowded banquet, replete with a multitude of Biblical figures including Jesus Christ and Judas. Veronese highlights Jesus’ holiness by using light colors and gold around his head as a halo, making his immediate surroundings…

The painting Feast in the House of Levi by Paolo Veronese was made from 1571 to 1573 and today is located in the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice, Italy. At first, this painting was created as a replacement to Titian’s Last Supper, yet over time it…

Veronese was commissioned in 1573 to paint a great banqueting picture for the convent of San Giovanni e Paolo [1]. It is a large oil painting, that now resides in the Galleria dell’Accademia in Venice. Its original name, The Last Supper, was…

     In this painting, we see a multitude of figures, some of which are in the nude whereas others are defined by idealized drapery. Immediately, the first aspect noticed is the shape of the canvas: a rectangular center with 4 semicircular lobes…

Paolo Veronese was a renaissance painter known primarily for his paintings relating to religion and mythology. His personality itself was very mysterious and little was known about him, due to few documentations of letters and personal life. [1]…

The large white archways and Corinthian style marble pillars immediately give Veronese's painting a classical architectual syle and a sense of grandeur.  The archways are large and ornate and give views into the large banquet taking place.  The space…

The scene depicted in Titian’s Pietà shows a dead Jesus Christ in the arms of his mother the Virgin Mary. St. Jerome clutches his arm while a startled Mary Magdalene rushes either towards or away from the corpse in horror. Behind the scene is a…

The Martyrdom of the Pilgrims and the Funeral of Saint Ursula was a single painting in a cycle created by the Vittore Carpaccio for the Scuole Piccola [1] and commissioned by the Loredan family [2]. The cycle narrates the life, marriage, and…