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In this painting by Titian, we see Saint John on the peak of a mountain astounded and in awe at the vision of God that appears to him. This occurs following his exile from Rome by Domition in a wave of anti-Christian persecutions [1]. Our sight is…

Jacopo Tintoretto was an Italian painter born in Venice whose art was characterized by uniqueness in composition and handling. His painting “Minerva Sending Away Mars from Peace and Prosperity” is part of a group of four extraordinary square…

The painting of the Happy Union was most likely commissioned by a husband and wife to decorate the ceilings of their home. Veronese was chosen to create this painting, making a series called the Four Allegories of Love on the dichotomy between a…

Paolo Veronese was commissioned to paint The Adoration of the Kings by the Church of Saint Silvestro in Venice because the church wanted a painting for the nave of the building [1]. Born in 1528 to a family of stonecutters in Verona, Paolo made a…

Mars and Venus United by Love was painted by Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari) in the 1570s. Veronese was most likely commissioned by Emperor Maximilian II to create this mythological masterpiece. Before the Metropolitan Museum of Art received this…

Paolo Veronese was most likely commissioned by Emperor Maximilian II to create a painting of the Roman mythological gods Venus and Mars [1]. Born in Verona (where his name stems from) to a family of artists, Veronese studied the works of those before…

The Baptism of Christ, originally made for the Oratory of the Fiorentini Confraternity, was created by Veronese, a Venetian painter during the 16th century [1]. Paolo Veronese was born in Verona then moved to Venice to pursue his career, influenced…

The Choice Between Virtue and Vice Veronese depicts the situation of Hercules in Greek mythology encountering two women and facing a tough choice. Vice shows him a life of comfort, enticing him with the riches of life; yet Virtue summons him to work…

This work, Allegory of Virtue and Vice (The Choice of Hercules) depicts a man, Hercules, making the choice between two women, who symbolize Vice and Virtue [1]. Veronese was the last of Venice’s three great painters of the sixteenth century, after…

     Depicted in this painting are Venus and Mars, looking down as a putti ties their legs together, symbolizing unity through marriage. Mars dons golden armor with high-quality rose colored drapery, almost indicative of movement and animation. On…