Collaboration and Replicas in the Shop of Paolo Veronese and His Heirs

• Autores: Diana Gisolfi Pechukas
• Localización: Artibus et historiae: an art anthology, ISSN 0391-9064, Nº. 55, 2007 (Ejemplar dedicado a: In This Issue Special Articles in Memory of William R. Rearick (1930-2004). Part 1), págs. 73-86
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This study looks at early testimony, the 1682 inventory of the Caliari house, and three examples of "replicas" by the heirs or shop of Veronese to reconsider how such paintings were made. The collaborative nature of the making of a mature "Veronese" or a work by Paolo's "Haeredi" is stressed along with the complexity of Veronese's process. It is suggested that "replicas" may have been produced by the reuse of Veronese's modelli or oil sketches, and it is noted that many chiaroscuro modelli and oil sketches of similar small scale are listed in the inventory. By squaring the modelli, whether executed in monochrome or in color, the composition could have been transferred by assistants to more than one canvas.