Christ among the Doctors

1544 · Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

religious

Shortly after Venice built the new wing of the Palazzo dei Camerlinghi, which housed the treasury, the city commissioned several artists, chief among them Bonifazio and Tintoretto, to decorate the palazzo. This arched canvas, executed for the palazzo, is the work of Bonifazio's workshop.

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About the Artist

Bonifacio Veronese

1487 – 1557

Italian painter, originally Bonifazio de' Pitati. He was born in Verona but trained under Palma Vecchio and ran a large workshop in Venice. His style was greatly influenced by Giorgione and Titian, and to some extent his name is used to cover works which the owner dare not quite attribute to either of them, but there is a fine picture in Birmingham which is closer to Bassano. Other examples are in Adelaide, Boston, Dresden, Florence (Pitti, Uffizi), London (National Gallery), Milan (Brera and Ambrosiana), San Francisco, Venice and Vienna. There are also many cassoni and furniture decorations attributed to him. He had a lasting influence on Tintoretto.

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