Paolo Veneziano, also Veneziano Paolo or Paolo da Venezia (active by 1333, died after 1358) was a 14th-century painter from Venice, the “founder of the Venetian School” of painting, probably lithe between virtually 1321 and 1362. He has been called ‘the most important Venetian painter of the 14th century’. His many signed and obsolescent works, some in collaboration once his sons, range in the midst of 1333 and 1358. He was regarded as the official painter of the Venetian Republic.
He led the increase in Venice of the elaborately-framed polytych or “composite altarpiece” form, which became popular anything over Italy during the 13th century, partly in wave to liturgical changes (only reversed in the 20th century) which placed the priest celebrating mass upon the thesame side of the altar as the congregation, so later his support to them for much of the time. This encouraged the creation of altarpieces at the rear and above the altar, as a visual devotional focus. He is the oldest Venetian painter whose declare is known, and the primeval to paint the extra subject of the Coronation of the Virgin.
His style is “still Byzantine”, that is to say Italo-Byzantine, but increasingly influenced by the Gothic art developing north of the Alps, and personal elements. However, influence from Giotto is “almost very absent”.
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