Bonifazio Veronese

Training under Palma Vecchio is recorded. Jacopo Tintoretto is recorded as having studied under Bonifazio Veronese. The recorded working language is Italian. The field of work recorded is Scuola degli Albanesi and painting. Places of work recorded in the authority are Venice. Works named in the authority record are The Holy Family with Sts. Work by Bonifazio Veronese is recorded in the collections of Museo del Prado, Art Institute of Chicago, J. Paul Getty Museum, Nationalmuseum and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The artist was born in Verona from which his family moved to Venice around 1505. Here, the young artist reputedly trained under Palma il Vecchio. He was initially a close follower of il Vecchio. He ran a large workshop in Venice, which could execute small devotional works as well as large painting projects. His early work also shows his knowledge of Giorgione and Titian • Illustration — Holy Family with St. John the Baptist He painted numbers of Sacra conversazioni centred on a Virgin and Child in a landscape, with variable other saints, using similar compositions. 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 Titian. 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 cassoni and furniture decorations are attributed to him. He is said to have had a lasting influence on Andrea Schiavone and Tintoretto. He died in Venice.

Works recorded as notable number 6: The Holy Family with Sts. Francis, Anthony, Magdalene, John the Baptist and Elizabeth, Adoration of the Magi, Annunciation (Angel), St Michael Vanquishing the Devil, St. Mark presents his standard to Venice and The Holy Family with Tobias and the Angel, Sts. Dorothy, and Infant John the Baptist.

The Holy Family with Sts.