1551
unspecified
From the collection of Capitoline Museums
Dominant colour
The Peace is a 1551 unspecified by Paolo Veronese, a Mannerism work, held at Capitoline Museums.
The painting depicts a woman in a pink dress with a blue shawl, holding a staff in her right hand. She is seated on a rocky outcropping, with a knight in armor standing beside her. The background features a blue sky with pink clouds. The woman's dress is intricately detailed, with folds and creases that suggest a sense of movement. The knight's armor is also rendered in fine detail, with a sense of texture and weight. This painting is a great example of Paolo Veronese's use of chiaroscuro.
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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