Wesele w kanie galilejskiej paolo veronese biography

Moves to Venice

In , Veronese moved to Venice, where his first commission was a Sacra Conversazione for the Church of San Francesco della Vigna (c).

In , Veronese (along with Ponchino and Zelotti) was awarded the commission for several ceiling decorations in the Doge's Palace, including the Sala dei Cosiglio dei Dieci (the Hall of the Council of Ten), as well as the Sala dei Tre Capi del Consiglio next door.

It was here that he discovered colour as his principle means of expression, and achieved his big breakthrough. In particular, it was his three ceiling frescoes - for the church of San Sebastiano, the Doge's Palace, and the Marciana Library, (the latter won him a prize awarded personally by Titian), that secured his reputation as one of the leading Mannerist artists in Venice, and triggered comparisons with the figure painting of Correggio () and the heroic features of Michelangelo ().

Now in direct contact with the great masters of the c