rmoniously combined that the eye rests,
wherever it falls, on something exquisite and subtle in tint. This is
where his genius lies, "the decoration does not add to the interest of
the drama; it replaces it"; in short, it _is_ the drama itself, for his
types show little selection, and his ideal of female beauty is not a
very sympathetic one. His personages are cold and devoid of expression,
their gestures are rather meaningless, but by means of light and air and
exquisite colour he gives the poetical touch which all great art
demands.

On account of their size few examples of Veronese's work are to be found
in private collections, but the galleries of the different European
capitals are rich in them. Numbers of paintings, too, which are by his
assistants are dignified by his name, and directly after his death
spurious works were freely manufactured and sold as genuine.

PRINCIPAL WORKS

Dresden. Madonna with Cuccina Family; Adoration of Magi;
Marriage of Cana.
Florence. Pitti: Portrait of Daniele Barbaro.
Uffizi: Martyrdom of S. Giustina; Holy Family (E.).
London. Consecration of S. Niccolas; The Family of Darius before
Alexander; Adoration of the Magi.
Maser. Villa Barbaro: Frescoes.
Padua. S. Giustina: Martyrdom of S. Giustina.
Paris. Christ at Emmaus; Marriage of Cana.
Venice. Academy: Battle of Lepanto; Feast in the House of Levi; Madonna
with Saints.
Ducal Palace: Triumph of Venice; Rape of Europa; Venice
enthroned.
S. Barnaba: Holy Family.
S. Francesco della Vigna: Holy Family.
S. Sebastiano: Madonna and Saints; Crucifixion; Madonna in
Glory with S. Sebastian and other Saints; others in part;
Frescoes; Saints and Figure of Faith; Sibyls.
Verona. Portrait of Pasio Guadienti, 1556.
S. Giorgio: Martyrdom of S. George.
Vicenza. Monte Berico: Feast of St. Gregory, 1572.
Vienna. Christ at the House of Jairus.

CHAPTER XXV

TINTORETTO

It does not seem likely that many new discoveries will be made about
Tintoretto's life. It was an open and above-board one, and there is
practically no time during its span that we are not able to account for,
and to say where he was living and how he was occupied. The son of a
dyer, a member of one of the powerful guilds of Venice, the "little
dyer," _il tentoretto_, appears as an enthusiastic bo