Paolo Veronese

Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese were the pre-eminent painters of 16th-century Venice; though Titian was regarded as the greatest, his younger contemporaries were held in very high esteem. While Tintoretto was renowned (and scorned, by some) for his rapid and loose brushwork, Veronese dazzled with his vivid use of colour and playful sense of perspective. And, in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was Veronese who was the most sought after by royal collectors. This major exhibition at the Prado brings together some 100 works, including loans from collections such as the Galleria Sabauda in Turin, the Louvre and the Met (27 May–21 September). It includes works by artists who influenced Veronese, such as Raphael, as well as artists who were influenced by him in turn, including Rubens and the Carracci brothers.

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Venus and Adonis (c. 1580), Paolo Veronese. Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid

The Feast in the House of Simon (1556–60), Paolo Veronese. Galleria Sabauda, Musei Reali di Torino

The Conversion of Mary Magdalene (c. 1548), Paolo Veronese. National Gallery, London