1590
oil
canvas
From the collection of Pinacoteca di Brera
Baptism and Temptation of Christ is a 1590 oil by Paolo Veronese, a Mannerism work, held at Pinacoteca di Brera.
This painting shows a scene with several figures. On the left, a bearded man stands in a river, wearing a white cloth around his waist. Another man, dressed in red, stands behind him. A group of people, including a woman in red and a man in orange, gather around them. In the background, trees and a cityscape are visible. The scene is set against a backdrop of trees and a city, with a bright light shining down from above. The colors are muted, with shades of brown and green dominating the palette. This painting is by Paolo Veronese.
Paolo Caliari (1528 – 19 April 1588), known as Paolo Veronese ( VERR-ə-NAY-zay, -zee, US also -see; Italian: ), was an Italian Renaissance painter based in Venice, known for extremely large history paintings of…
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