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VERONESE, Paolo: Coronation of the Virgin

🖼 Coronation of the Virgin, 1555
Oil on canvas
200 × 170 cm
Venice, Italy

Celestial light bathes ascending figures in rich jewel tones as the Virgin rises toward Christ in ethereal splendor. Veronese's monumental composition exemplifies Venetian color mastery and Counter-Reformation devotion, establishing the visual language of heavenly glory for generations.

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