Supper at Emmaus

Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari) (in 1565 - 1570)

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Stéphanie Schwill-Egli asked

Dear Madam, dear Sir, I would like to know more about the provenance of the Supper at Emmaus and its attribution to Paolo Veronese. Could it be that it is the version mentionned by P. D'Achiardi in his book "La collection Messinger", Rom 1910, p. 227ff as by El greco?
Thank you in advance for any additional information on this painting.
With best regards,

Stéphanie Schwill-Egli
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Hi Stéphanie,

Thank you for your question. There's multiple versions of this work, 3 in total. The one we've got in the collection is said to be the only one fully crafted by Veronese. It belonged to a British collection, not to the Parisian one you've mentioned.

You can find more about it following this reference: A.W.A. Boschloo & G.J.J. van der Sman (eds.), Italian paintings from the sixteenth century in Dutch public collections, Firenze (Centro Di) 1993, pp. 109-111, cat. 106.

The work you've mentioned was auctioned in Zürich in 2020, https://www.schulerauktionen.ch/en/items/156-3100-caliari-paolo

Hope this answers your question,

Kind regards,
Gianni

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The Venetian master Veronese is best known for his large colourful wall and ceiling paintings. On this small canvas he depicts the biblical story of the supper at Emmaus. Only when Christ blesses the bread do his fellow diners recognise him.

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Title	Supper at Emmaus
Material and technique	Oil on canvas
Object type	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Width 80,7 cm Height 68,3 cm Depth 2,2 cm
Artists	Painter: Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari)
Accession number	2571 (OK)
Credits	Acquired with the collection of D.G. Van Beuningen, 1958
Department	Old Masters
Acquisition date	1958
Creation date	in 1565 - 1570
Collector	Collector / D.G. van Beuningen
Internal exhibitions	The Collection Enriched (2011) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017)
External exhibitions	The Orléans Collection (2018)
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Material	Oil > Paint > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Canvas > Worked fibres > Fibre > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Geographical origin	Italy > Southern Europe > Europe

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Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari)

Verona 1528 - Venetië 1588

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