Paolo Veronese - 9781138702707

Taylor & Francis

This title was first published in 2001: Paolo Veronese: Piety and display in an age of religious reform examines the large body of religious paintings with which Veronese (1528 -1588) played a crucial role in shaping Venetian piety. Richard Cocke sets Veronese\u2019s work into context, arguing his mastery of narrative has long been neglected. > This title was first published in 2001: Paolo Veronese: Piety and Display in an Age of Religious Reform examines the large body of religious paintings with which Veronese (1528 -1588) played a crucial role in shaping Venetian piety. With 117 illustrations (26 in colour) Richard Cocke sets Veronese\u2019s work into context, arguing his mastery of narrative has long been neglected, largely as a result of Sir Joshua Reynolds's criticism in his Discourses. The new expressiveness of Veronese\u2019s work in his final decade is linked with the decrees of the Council of Trent, which resulted in an enhanced display of paintings in Venetian palaces ds