A Painting on trial: the feast in the House of Levi 1573, by Paolo Caliari called Veronese (Verona 1528-Venice 1588)

France, 1989

Film
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Episode of Series “Palettes”.
Veronese’s monumental work is one of the two largest canvases in the world, and has had a turbulent history. Originally planned as a “Last supper”, Veronese changed its title after criticism from the Inquisition about the inclusion of so many secular elements in the scene. The program describes the composition, colour scheme and history of the canvas until its restoration in 1980, when the full glory of Veronese’s colour scheme was revealed.

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Credits

director

Alain Jaubert

production company

Delta Image

FR3

La Sept

Musée du Louvre

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
France
Production dates
1989

Appears in

Palettes

Group of items

Palettes

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

304611

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Renaissance

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting - 16th century

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Italian

Crafts & Visual Arts → Veronese, 1528-1588

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - France

History → History

People → Veronese, 1528-1588

Short films

Short films → Short films - France

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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