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Veronese was a spiritual revolutionary who waged battle against the forces of anti-life in the arts. He saw beauty as the most powerful catalyst for enlightenment, and he endowed the figures of Jesus, the apostles and saints with lifelike expressions. By associating them with easily identifiable places and things, he put them within the reach of the common people. The master transcended the traditionally flat, lifeless and grim aspects of medieval art; his biblical scenes and historical subjects, festivals and pageants were refreshingly executed with joy and sweeping grandeur. | Veronese was a spiritual revolutionary who waged battle against the forces of anti-life in the arts. He saw beauty as the most powerful catalyst for enlightenment, and he endowed the figures of Jesus, the apostles and saints with lifelike expressions. By associating them with easily identifiable places and things, he put them within the reach of the common people. The master transcended the traditionally flat, lifeless and grim aspects of medieval art; his biblical scenes and historical subjects, festivals and pageants were refreshingly executed with joy and sweeping grandeur. | ||
He illustrated the steps of initiation on the path of Christhood and was prolific in painting the martyrdom of the saints. His most impressive work is the vast ''Marriage at Cana'', which hangs in the Louvre. His other paintings included the ''Temptation of Saint Anthony'', the ''Coronation of the Virgin'', the ''Deposition from the Cross'', ''Supper at Emmaus'', the ''Holy Family'' and the ''Raising of Lazarus''—each one of these an important initiation in Christhood. | He illustrated the steps of [[initiation]] on the path of Christhood and was prolific in painting the martyrdom of the saints. His most impressive work is the vast ''Marriage at Cana'', which hangs in the Louvre. His other paintings included the ''Temptation of Saint Anthony'', the ''Coronation of the Virgin'', the ''Deposition from the Cross'', ''Supper at Emmaus'', the ''Holy Family'' and the ''Raising of Lazarus''—each one of these an important initiation in Christhood. | ||
[[File:Paolo Veronese 007.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|alt=caption|''Feast in the House of Levi'', Paolo Veronese]] | [[File:Paolo Veronese 007.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|alt=caption|''Feast in the House of Levi'', Paolo Veronese]] | ||