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Paolo Veronese

Wisdom and Strength
Now On View

Maker

Studio of Paolo Veronese (Italian, 1528-1588)

Title

Wisdom and Strength

Year

ca. 1565-1580

Medium

  • Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

214.6 x 166.4 cm (84 1/2 x 65 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

56.096

Type

  • Paintings

Exhibition History

European Galleries
Sep 02, 2017

Label copy

Moralizing themes from ancient Greek and Roman mythology became popular subject matter in Venetian painting in the 1500s. Here Wisdom is personified as a woman draped in lustrous silks, assuming a noble stance and projecting divine enlightenment. Strength, in the form of Hercules, slouches behind her and contemplates the vanity of worldly riches scattered at her feet. Commissioned by wealthy patrons for aristocratic households, this genre of history painting is distinct from the religious subjects painted for churches. Artists in the workshop of Paolo Veronese served both markets, and often produced copies of their most appealing allegorical canvases, including this one.

Intermission
Dec 16, 2016 – Jul 02, 2017

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Studio of Paolo Veronese (Italian, 1528-1588)
Wisdom and Strength, ca. 1565-1580
Oil on canvas
214.6 x 166.4 cm (84 1/2 x 65 1/2 inches)
Museum Works of Art Fund 56.096

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