"Clothes, in Veronese, are sexier than nudity." ("Life In Venice: The Colorful Paolo Veronese," Peter Schjeldahl in the New Yorker)
I could just stare at portraits and allegorical paintings all day long. In fact, there's this painting of Sir Thomas More by Hans Holbein that just thrills me every time I see it. As does this, this, and this. A wonderful collection of works by Veronese, including Virtue and Vice, is currently on view at The Frick.
Image: The Choice Between Virtue and Vice by Paolo Veronese
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That Manet is beautiful and lonely. I've never seen it before, but I want it closer, closer!
Posted by: Linda | May 05, 2006 at 01:31 PM