Benedetto Caliari - Artist Info

About Benedetto Caliari

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    Benedetto Caliari is recorded already working in the studio of his elder brother, Veronese, at the age of eighteen in 1556 and appears to have remained there for the majority of his career. He continued the running of the workshop after the elder master’s death in 1588 in conjunction with his nephews Carletto and Gabriele, often signing works collaboratively as the ‘heirs of Paolo’ (‘Haeredes Pauli’). Caliari is cited as collaborating with his brother in several instances, often contributing to the architectural elements in his compositions. He also, however, established a successful independent career alongside his work in Paolo’s workshop. As such, he produced several cycles of frescoes, unfortunately now lost, the...

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