#9 Chrysler Treasures - Veronese Traditional Cache
#9 Chrysler Treasures - Veronese
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Ninth in a series of caches highlighting the art of Norfolk's Chrysler Museum, One Memorial Place, Norfolk, VA 23510. The Chrysler Museum is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday from Noon to 5 pm. Admission is Free. Website: www.chrysler.org. This painting may be seen in Gallery 204 (Renaissance art) at the museum.
"The Virgin and Child with Angels Appearing to Saints Anthony Abbot & Paul, the Hermit" was painted by Paolo Caliari, called Veronese, in 1562. Born the son of a Verona stonemason, Veronese established himself in Venice in 1553 and rapidly assumed a commanding position among the painters of the island republic.
This was one of 3 large altarpieces commissioned for the monastery church of San Benedetto Po, near Mantua. They were completed in only 3 months' time & installed in adjoining chapels in the sumptuous church. They were removed from the church by Napoleon's troops shortly after the occupation of Mantua at the end of the 18th century.
The Museum's painting celebrates the lives of two early Christian hermit saints, Anthony Abbot (A.D. 251-356) & Paul, the Hermit (A.D. 229- 342). As founders of the monastic life, both enjoyed a special reverence among the monks of San Benedetto Po. According to early Christian lore, Anthony Abbot renounced all of his earthly goods at the age of 20 and retired to the Egyptian desert, where he embraced a solitary life of penance & prayer. When he reached the age of 90, he believed himself to be the oldest hermit. But he was surprised to learn, through a vision, that another recluse - Paul, the Hermit - had lived in desert isolation for a longer time than he. Anthony sought out Paul, and the two men lived together until Paul died at the age of 113.
In his altarpiece, Veronese depicted an imaginary scene in which the saints are honored for their exemplary lives with a miraculous vision. In a burst of golden light, the Madonna & Child in Glory swoop down upon the desert where the old men are startled from their prayers. Anthony Abbot lurches forward on his crutch, his rosary lifted in his hand, while Paul the Hermit clutches his heart, the heavy volume of scriptures still balanced on his lap. The sharply foreshortened figures suggest that the altarpiece was designed to be viewed from below.
Veronese's genius as a colorist is splendidly displayed in the handling of the Virgin's & angels' cloaks, which offer a joyful bouquet of silvery blue, emerald green & lemon yellow hues. Unlike his rival Tintoretto, who evoked in his later paintings a spiritual realm of phantom shapes, Veronese celebrated the solidity & splendor of the material world. He exulted in the decorative allure of lavish costumes & clear, jewel-like colors uncompromised by the tonal concerns of other Venetian masters.
Other caches in this series include:
Other caches in this series include:
Chrysler Treasures #1 - The Norfolk Mace (GC7C965) Located in Gallery 208
Chrysler Treasures # 3 - Angel Appearing to Shepherds (GC7EC96) Located in Gallery 211
Chrysler Treasures # 4 - The Neophyte (GC7ECR7) Located in Gallery 214
Chrysler Treasures # 5 - The Wounded Indian (GC7EMPZ) (No longer at the Chrysler)
Chrysler Treasures # 6 - Picasso (redux) (GCA6RA1) Located in Gallery 219
Chrysler Treasures # 9 - Veronese (GC7EYA3) Located in Gallery 204
Chrysler Treasures #10 - The Last Judgement (GC7EYE5) Located in Gallery 202
Chrysler Treasures #11 - The Vegetable Vendor (GC7EZM5) Located in Gallery 207
Chrysler Treasures #12 - James Baldwin (GC7F3HN) Located in Gallery 222
Chrysler Treasures #13 - Ganymede and the Eagle (redux) (GCARWVG) Located in Gallery 208
Chrysler Treasures #14 - Renoir (GC7F3PJ) Located in Gallery 217
Chrysler Treasures #15 - Samurai Armor (GC7F6M8) Located in Gallery 106
Chrysler Treasures #16 - Tiffany Glass (GC7F5WY) Located in Gallery 116
Chrysler Treasures #18 - Naga Buddha (redux) (GC8A8PE) Located in Gallery 107
Chrysler Treasures #19 - Sarcophagus (redux) (GC8A8X8) Located in Gallery 109
Chrysler Treasures #20 - Georgia O'Keefe(redux) (8TNNX) (located in Gallery 223
Chrysler Treasures # 21 - Libenksy and Brychtova (GC7QFM0) Located in Gallery 223
Chrysler Treasures # 22 - Abstract Expressionism (GC7QG86) Located in Gallery 223
Chrysler Treasures # 23 - Hamlet Robot (GC7QG8E) Located in Gallery 223 (now in storeage)
Chrysler Treasures # 25 - Bernini's Bust of Christ (GC8RZB5) in Gallery 205
Chrysler Treasures # 26 - MacPherson and MacDonald (GC8ZXF5) in Gallery 218
Chrysler Treasures # 27 - Karen Lamonte (GC8ZY3Q) in Gallery 108
Chrysler Treasures # 28 - Amor Forgiven (GC90M9V) in Galley 216
Chrysler Treasures # 29 - Standing Warrior (GC90VFT) in Gallery 105
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