Quote of the day
Everyone confesses in the abstract that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us all; but practically most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.
Paolo Veronese
Born: 1528
Died: April 19, 1588 (aged 60)
Bio: Paolo Caliari, known as Paolo Veronese was an Italian Renaissance painter based in Venice, most famous for large history paintings of both religious and mythological subjects, such as The Wedding at Cana and The Feast in the House of Levi.
Known for:
- The Wedding at Cana (1563)
- The Feast in the House of Levi (1573)
- The Family of Darius before Alexander
- Mars and Venus United by Love (1570)
- The Conversion of Mary Magdalene







