The Raising of the Youth of Nain
around 1565/70 | Paolo Caliari, gen. Veronese
The shimmering jewel-like tones of the robes glow before the cool background of the sky and architecture, lending a worldly, festive effect to the New Testament scene. The element of surprise, done in typical Mannerist fashion, arises from Veronese moving the main character, the youth awakened from death, into the lower left-hand corner of the painting, only half of him being visible. The grateful mother, however, is placed in the middle of the composition.
The shimmering jewel-like tones of the robes glow before the cool background of the sky and architecture, lending a worldly, festive effect to the New Testament scene. The element of surprise, done in typical Mannerist fashion, arises from Veronese moving the main character, the youth awakened from death, into the lower left-hand corner of the painting, only half of him being visible. The grateful mother, however, is placed in the middle of the composition.
Artist:
Paolo Caliari, gen. Veronese (1528 Verona - 1588 Venedig) DNB
Time:
around 1565/70
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Venetian
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
102 x 136 cm
Framed: 127,5 cm x 163,2 cm x 9 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 52
Provenance
1636 Coll. Bartolomeo della Nave, Venice; 1638-1649 Coll. Hamilton; 1659 Coll. Leopold Wilhelm; 1735 documented in the gallery