Paolo Caliari, Detto Il Veronese Artwork valuations, appraisals and auction estimates

Paolo Caliari, known as Veronese, was born in Verona in 1528, where he trained in the workshop of Antonio Badile and lived until 1553 before moving to Venice, where he spent the rest of his life. Here he received important commissions from the highest civil and religious offices.

Attracted from the outset by mannerist innovations rather than by the antiquing style of his first Veronese masters, he held onto this matrix even after settling in Venice. Read the full biography

Paolo Caliari, Detto Il Veronese Biography

Paolo Caliari, known as Veronese, was born in Verona in 1528, where he trained in the workshop of Antonio Badile and lived until 1553 before moving to Venice, where he spent the rest of his life. Here he received important commissions from the highest civil and religious offices.

Attracted from the outset by mannerist innovations rather than by the antiquing style of his first Veronese masters, he held onto this matrix even after settling in Venice. In his painting, drawing always had a central value, unlike contemporary Venetian painting. The use of color was also different, favoring a clear and lively use of color, with well-defined backgrounds.

Among the most important works are the decorations of the Doge's Palace and the Marciana Library in Venice, the frescoes inside the Palladian Villa Barbaro in Maser, the canvases depicting the Evangelical Suppers and the cycle preserved in the Church of San Sebastiano in Venice.