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Bonifacio Veronese, birth name: Bonifacio de' PitatiAlso known as Bonifazio Veneziano (1487 – 19 October 1553) was an Italian Renaissance painter who was active in the

Venetian Republic The Republic of Venice ( vec, Repùblega de Venèsia) or Venetian Republic ( vec, Repùblega Vèneta, links=no), traditionally known as La Serenissima ( en, Most Serene Republic of Venice, italics=yes; vec, Serenìsima Repùblega de Venèsia, ...

. His work had an important influence on the younger generation of painters in Venice, particularly

Andrea Schiavone Andrea Meldolla ( hr, Andrija Medulić), also known as Andrea Schiavone or Andrea Lo Schiavone (c. 1510/15–1563) was an Italian Renaissance painter and etcher, born in present-day Croatia, active mainly in the city of Venice. His style com ...

and

Jacopo Tintoretto Tintoretto ( , , ; born Jacopo Robusti; late September or early October 1518Bernari and de Vecchi 1970, p. 83.31 May 1594) was an Italian painter identified with the Venetian school. His contemporaries both admired and criticized the speed with ...

.Thomas Nichols. "Pitati, Bonifazio de’." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 28 Dec. 2016

Life

The artist was born in

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from which his family moved to Venice around 1505. Here, the young artist reputedly trained under

Palma il Vecchio Palma Vecchio (c. 1480 – 30 July 1528), born Jacopo Palma, also known as Jacopo Negretti, was a Venetian painter of the Italian High Renaissance. He is called Palma Vecchio in English and Palma il Vecchio in Italian ("Palma the Elder") to di ...

. He was initially a close follower of il Vecchio. He ran a large workshop in

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, which could execute small devotional works as well as large painting projects. His early work also shows his knowledge of Giorgione and

Titian Tiziano Vecelli or Vecellio (; 27 August 1576), known in English as Titian ( ), was an Italians, Italian (Republic of Venice, Venetian) painter of the Renaissance, considered the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school (art), ...

Pitati, Bonifacio de
at the Prado website Bonifazio Veronese Sagrada Familia con santos 1525 Louvre

He created a large series of narrative paintings for the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi. It took 20 years to complete the project. His style was influenced by that of Giorgione and

. From the 1530s the artist introduced some figurative elements of central Italian origin derived mainly from Raphael. During those years he made a fortune in Venice Many

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and furniture decorations are attributed to him. He is said to have had a lasting influence on

and

Tintoretto Tintoretto ( , , ; born Jacopo Robusti; late September or early October 1518Bernari and de Vecchi 1970, p. 83.31 May 1594) was an Italian painter identified with the Venetian school. His contemporaries both admired and criticized the speed with ...

. He died in

Works attributed to the artist

300px, ''The rich man and Lazarus'' 1540 Gallerie dell'Accademia Venice *''Repose in Egypt'' (also ascribed to

Paris Bordone Paris Bordone (Paris Paschalinus Bordone; 5 July 1500 – 19 January 1571) was an Italian painter of the Venetian Renaissance who, despite training with Titian, maintained a strand of Mannerism, Mannerist complexity and provincial vigor. Biog ...

), Pitti Palace. *''Sibyl with the Emperor Augustus'' (also ascribed to Paris Bordone). *''Finding of Moses'' (formerly attributed to Giorgione). Milan. Brera. *''Finding of Moses'' (formerly given

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. Gall. Adoration of the Kings. to Giorgione). *''Holy Family'' (formerly called a Titian or Bordone,

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, Rome. *''Christ and the Adulteress'',

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. *''Holy Family with St. John the Baptist'',

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. *''The rich man and Lazarus'' 1540 Gallerie dell'Accademia Venice

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''Italian Paintings, Venetian School''
a collection catalog containing information about Veronese and his works (see index; plate 11). 1487 births 1553 deaths Painters from Verona 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 16th-century Italian painters Italian Mannerist painters {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub

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