After two centuries, St Michael restored to Veronese's altarpiece
He was part of an elite artistic triumvirate alongside Titian and Tintoretto, and his imposing altarpieces featuring saints, celestial creatures and supplicating patrons were the most admired in Renaissance Italy.
Then one of the 16th-century painter Paolo Veronese's largest works, an altarpiece, was cut up and sold off to different buyers across the world.
Until now, the face of St Michael from the Petrobelli Altarpiece, which was regarded as the work's crowning glory, had been missing and art historians thought it had been destroyed when the altar was dissected and sold.
But next week, the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London will reveal the reconstructed altarpiece in its full glory for the first time since 1780. The work is part of an exhibition opening next Tuesday. It will be the first show staged in Britain to focus on Veronese's work...
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Then one of the 16th-century painter Paolo Veronese's largest works, an altarpiece, was cut up and sold off to different buyers across the world.
Until now, the face of St Michael from the Petrobelli Altarpiece, which was regarded as the work's crowning glory, had been missing and art historians thought it had been destroyed when the altar was dissected and sold.
But next week, the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London will reveal the reconstructed altarpiece in its full glory for the first time since 1780. The work is part of an exhibition opening next Tuesday. It will be the first show staged in Britain to focus on Veronese's work...