Veronese. The Profane Painter

This sumptuous exhibition catalogue aims to underline the profane aspect of Veronese, leaving aside his religious works and altarpieces. Not that this activity is considered of less importance, but simply because these paintings, however splendid, are less characteristic of the man. Veronese approached holy subjects in the same spirit as the "profane", choosing to bring out the emotional aspects of the Bible rather than the symbolic and evocative ones as other Venetian artists of his time were to do. This catalogue brings together a series of paintings by the 16th-century Italian artist emphasizing the spectacular component of Veronese's work which in turn reveals multiple facets of Venetian life.