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Maffeo Verona (1576–1618) was an Italian painter of the late 
He was born at
Renaissance
The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass id ...
period.
He was born at Verona
Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city municipality in the region and the second largest in nor ...
in 1576, and was a pupil of Luigi Benfatto, but derived more advantage from the works of his kinsman, Paolo Veronese
Paolo Caliari (152819 April 1588), known as Paolo Veronese ( , also , ), was an Italian Renaissance painter based in Venice, known for extremely large history paintings of religion and mythology, such as ''The Wedding at Cana'' (1563) and ''The ...
, than from his master. He is said to have painted with uncommon celerity. Many of his works exist in the public buildings of Venice, among them a ''Christ bearing His Cross'' and a ''Crucifixion'' in the chapel dedicated to St. Isidoro in the St. Mark's Basilica. The same church has two altar-pieces, a ''Deposition from the Cross'' and a ''Resurrection''. He also painted several pictures for the Udine Cathedral
Udine Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Udine, ''Cattedrale di Santa Maria Maggiore'') is a Catholic cathedral located in Udine, north-eastern Italy. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Udine.
History
The cathedral's construction began in 1236 by will of ...
, and for churches in his native city.
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1576 births 1618 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Painters from Verona Renaissance painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub