Paolo Veronese Quotes

1528–1588 Italy

Paolo Veronese (1528 – 19 April 1588) was an important Venetian Renaissance painter. His birth name was Paolo Cagliari or Paolo Caliari; he became known as "Veronese" from his birthplace in Verona.

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Also known as: Paul Veronese

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I had not thought that I was doing wrong; I had never taken so many things into consideration.

Testimony to the Inquisition (1573)

We painters use the same license as poets and madmen.

Testimony to the Inquisition (1573)

I paint my pictures with such judgment as I have and as seems fitting.

I paint my pictures with all the considerations which are natural to my intelligence, and according as my intelligence understands them.

Testimony to the Inquisition (1573)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Paolo Veronese (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.