As art historian Diana Gisolfi explains, the art of Paolo Veronese has always been celebrated for color, for applications of fine pigments in ways that evoke brilliance. Marco Boschini praised these effects in Paolo’s work as “pearls and rubies, emeralds and sapphires.”

The trail guides you to his greatest Venetian masterpieces—glowing altarpieces and grand compositions still commanding their original spaces.

R/ Self-Portrait, Hermitage Museum