Paolo Veronese exhibition in Spring 2014 in Castelfranco Veneto

Paolo Veronese exhibition in Spring 2014 in Castelfranco Veneto; one of the most significant, influential and beautiful painters of the Venetian Renaissance.

The major works by the artist which have been loaned by European and American museums to form a display of about 50 works. These will offer visitors the opportunity to enjoy his magnificent visions such as ‘The Family of Darius before Alexander' and the ‘Allegories of Love'; a series of four paintings which each concentrate on a specific aspect – ‘Unfaithfulness', ‘Scorn', ‘Respect' and‘Happy Union'.

Veronese created works ranging from complex fresco decorations of villas and palaces to large-scale altarpieces, smaller devotional paintings, mythological, allegorical and historical pictures, and portraits. His works were sought after by collectors and studied by artists in the 17th and 18th centuries, with Carracci,Rubens, Tiepolo and Watteau among those indebted to his art.

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