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De keuze tussen deugd en hartstocht
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The Choice between Virtue and Passion

Paolo Veronese

1590 - 1680

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

h 90cm × w 140cm × d 5.5cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

canvas; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

man in flight (one-sided courting); strijd tussen deugd en ondeugd, strijd tussen lichaam en ziel; chastity versus sensuality; Good Behaviour; Virtuousness; 'Amor di Virtù', 'Attione virtuosa', 'Guida sicura de' veri honori', 'Virtù', 'Virtù insuperabile' (Ripa); 'Frau Welt'

Acquisition Method

bequest

Acquired

1941

Notes

height 90 cm x width 140 cm

Collection Type

paintings

About Paolo Veronese

1528–1588 • Republic of Venice

Veronese was one of the three most influential painters of the Venetian late Renaissance, with Titian and Tintoretto. He is known as a supreme colorist and for his illusionistic decorations in both fresco and oil, famed for biblical feasts executed for the refectories, altarpieces, history and mythological paintings and portraits. He headed a family workshop that remained active after his death.

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