Paolo Veneziano (c.1300–1365) was a Venetian painter active during the first half of the fourteenth century and an important figure in the development of the city's distinctive religious painting. His art combined Byzantine traditions of gold backgrounds and solemn figures with a growing interest in narrative and expressive gesture.
His The Martyrdom of Saint Mark is a scene associated with a polyptych devoted to Venice's patron saint. Such multi-panel altarpieces were made for churches and religious institutions, combining larger sacred figures with smaller narrative episodes. Paolo's work shows carefully patterned garments, bright colour and an increasing sense of human emotion.
He worked with members of his family and operated an influential Venetian workshop. His religious panels and altarpieces helped shape Venetian art before the greater naturalism of the Renaissance. Details of his early life remain uncertain, and the dates traditionally assigned to his birth and death are approximate.
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Veneziano, Paolo (c.1300-1365) - The Martyrdom of St Mark (part of polyptych)
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