Bonifazio Veronese
Madonna and Child with Saints
The Adoration of the Shepherds
The Holy Family surrounded by Saints
Holy Family with Saint James Major Jerome and Catherine of Alexandria
Holy Family With Saint Elizabeth The Infant Saint John And Two Shepherds
Cupid With A Violin In A Landscape
Maria with the three theological virtues
Bonifazio Veronese or Bonifacio Veronese, birth name: Bonifacio de' Pitati[1] (1487 – 19 October 1553) was an Italian Renaissance painter who was active in Venice. His work had an important influence on the younger generation of painters in Venice, particularly Andrea Schiavone and Jacopo Tintoretto.[2]
Life
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[3]
Holy Family with St. John the Baptist
He created a large series of narrative paintings for the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi.[2] It tool 20 years to complete the project.[3]
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[3] 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.[2]
Works attributed to the artist
The rich man and Lazarus 1540 Gallerie dell'Accademia Venice
Repose in Egypt (also ascribed to Paris Bordone), 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 Modena. Gall. Adoration of the Kings. to Giorgione).
Holy Family (formerly called a Titian or Bordone, Colonna Palace, Rome.
Christ and the Adulteress, National Museum, Warsaw.
Holy Family with St. John the Baptist, Wawel Castle, Kraków.
The rich man and Lazarus 1540 Gallerie dell'Accademia Venice
References
Also known as Bonifazio Veneziano
Thomas Nichols. "Pitati, Bonifazio de’." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 28 Dec. 2016
Pitati, Bonifacio de at the Prado website (in Spanish)
Further reading
Freedberg, Sydney J. (1993). Pelican History of Art, ed. Painting in Italy, 1500-1600 (Penguin Books Ltd ed.). pp. 347–349.
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