The Veronese Print ca. 1890 J. Carroll Beckwith American Beckwith studied painting in Paris with the French portraitist Carolus-Duran (1837–1917), who also taught John Singer Sargent. Carolus-Duran encouraged his students to search for artistic role models among the great masters of the past. Beckwith suggests his admiration for the Renaissance painter Paolo Veronese (1528–1588) by using a print of the lower portion of his Madonna in Glory with Saint Sebastian and Other Saints (Church of San Sebastiano, Venice) as a backdrop for this portrait sketch. Beckwith’s use of Italian art signifies his

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• Dimensions: 2818 x 3722 px | 23.9 x 31.5 cm | 9.4 x 12.4 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 22 January 2022

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The Veronese Print ca. 1890 J. Carroll Beckwith American Beckwith studied painting in Paris with the French portraitist Carolus-Duran (1837–1917), who also taught John Singer Sargent. Carolus-Duran encouraged his students to search for artistic role models among the great masters of the past. Beckwith suggests his admiration for the Renaissance painter Paolo Veronese (1528–1588) by using a print of the lower portion of his Madonna in Glory with Saint Sebastian and Other Saints (Church of San Sebastiano, Venice) as a backdrop for this portrait sketch. Beckwith’s use of Italian art signifies his own sophistication and erudition, and it may also suggest that the young woman (model Minnie Clark) is a modern Madonna.. The Veronese Print 10132