Veronese was a leading painter of what in Venice?
Sculptures
Ceilings
Gardens
Fountains
Answer
Ceilings were Veronese's specialty in Venice. He was renowned for his elaborate and illusionistic ceiling frescoes, which adorned palaces and churches throughout the city. His mastery of perspective and foreshortening created the illusion of vast spaces and ethereal figures floating above the viewer. Veronese's ceiling paintings, such as those in the Doge's Palace and the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, are considered masterpieces of Venetian Renaissance art.
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