Conversion of st. paul paolo veronese

This is one of Veronese’s earliest works, painted when he was about 18, probably for a noble patron in Verona.

The lighting from the right suggests that it was made for a specific location, perhaps the side wall of a chapel.

The painting’s subject has been the matter of much debate but it is now believed to show the conversion of the Jewish woman Mary Magdalene.

This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus

The Conversion of Saint Paul, c Veronese, Paolo ().

Artist: After Francesco Solimena (Italian, ) or circle of Francesco de Mura (Italian, ) or Paolo Caliari, called Paolo Veronese (Italian,

This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art.

Artwork ; Artist: Veronese, Paolo (aka Paolo Caliari) (um - ) ; Art style: Mannerism ; Title: The Conversion of Saint Paul ; Technique: Oil on canvas.

The story is absent from the Bible but is told in Pietro Aretino’s book L‘umanità di Cristo (’The Humanity of Christ‘) of 1535. This modernised version of the Gospels was widely read in Northern Italy and was probably the literary source for this painting.

Martha takes her sister Mary Magdalene to the Temple to hear Christ preach, as she is worried about her spiritual health.

In western Christianity since the Middle Ages, Mary Magdalene was considered to be a promiscuous woman or a prostitute. Overcome by Christ&rsquo