Bonifazio Veronese
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Bonifazio Veronese was an Italian
painter. He was born as Bonifazio de' Pitati in Verona
. He reputedly trained under Palma il Vecchio. Went on to run a large workshop in Venice
. His paintings include Christ Giving a Sermon, Dives and Lazarus, The Finding of Moses, and Woman Holding Two Tablets, his style being influenced by that of Giorgione
and Titian
. Many cassoni and furniture decorations are attributed to him.
Other attributed works include
He is said to have had a lasting influence on Tintoretto
. He died in Venice
.
Italy
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painter. He was born as Bonifazio de' Pitati in Verona
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
. He reputedly trained under Palma il Vecchio. Went on to run a large workshop in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
. His paintings include Christ Giving a Sermon, Dives and Lazarus, The Finding of Moses, and Woman Holding Two Tablets, his style being influenced by that of Giorgione
Giorgione
Giorgione was a Venetian painter of the High Renaissance in Venice, whose career was cut off by his death at a little over thirty. Giorgione is known for the elusive poetic quality of his work, though only about six surviving paintings are acknowledged for certain to be his work...
and Titian
Titian
Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio (c. 1488/1490 – 27 August 1576 better known as Titian was an Italian painter, the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, near...
. Many cassoni and furniture decorations are attributed to him.
Other attributed works include
- Repose in Egypt (also ascribed to Paris BordoneParis BordoneParis Bordon was an Italian painter of the Venetian Renaissance who, despite training with Titian, maintained a strand of mannerist complexity and provincial vigor.-Biography:...
), Pitti Palace. - Sibyl with the Emperor Augustus (also ascribed to Paris Bordone).
- Finding of Moses (formerly attributed to Giorgione}. Milan. BreraBreraBrera is a district of Milan, ItalyBrera may also refer to:* the Palazzo Brera, a historical building in Brera; the palace also houses:** the Brera Art Academy** the Brera Art Gallery** the Brera Astronomical Observatory...
. - Finding of Moses (formerly given ModenaModenaModena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
. Gall. Adoration of the Kings. to Giorgione). - Holy Family (formerly called a Titian or Bordone, Colonna Palace, Rome.
He is said to have had a lasting influence on Tintoretto
Tintoretto
Tintoretto , real name Jacopo Comin, was a Venetian painter and a notable exponent of the Renaissance school. For his phenomenal energy in painting he was termed Il Furioso...
. He died in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
.