Paolo Veronese and the Nobility of Painting
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2026
Reaktion Books (Verlag)
9781836391920 (ISBN)
Reaktion Books (Verlag)
9781836391920 (ISBN)
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A reappraisal of Veronese’s art as politically charged visual independence.
Paolo Veronese’s sumptuous paintings, with their vibrant colours and theatrical elegance, have often been admired for their surface beauty but also questioned for perceived excess and detachment. In this incisive study, Tom Nichols reconsiders Veronese’s pictorial language not as superficial display, but as a deliberate visual strategy that resisted the hierarchies and exclusions of sixteenth-century Venetian society. Through detailed analysis of major works, Nichols highlights the painter’s striking inclusion of marginal figures – women, servants, people of colour and the poor – within scenes of civic and sacred grandeur. Far from a passive decorator, Veronese emerges as a subtle commentator on power, dignity and the possibilities of art.
Paolo Veronese’s sumptuous paintings, with their vibrant colours and theatrical elegance, have often been admired for their surface beauty but also questioned for perceived excess and detachment. In this incisive study, Tom Nichols reconsiders Veronese’s pictorial language not as superficial display, but as a deliberate visual strategy that resisted the hierarchies and exclusions of sixteenth-century Venetian society. Through detailed analysis of major works, Nichols highlights the painter’s striking inclusion of marginal figures – women, servants, people of colour and the poor – within scenes of civic and sacred grandeur. Far from a passive decorator, Veronese emerges as a subtle commentator on power, dignity and the possibilities of art.
Tom Nichols is Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow. His previous books include Titian and the End of the Venetian Renaissance (2013), Tintoretto (2015) and Giorgione’s Ambiguity (2020), all published by Reaktion.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.5.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Renaissance Lives |
| Zusatzinfo | 68 illustrations, 60 in colour |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781836391920 / 9781836391920 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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