Veronese

¹

[ ver-uh-neez, -nees ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the city or town of Verona.

noun

, plural Ver·o·nese.

1. a native or inhabitant of Verona.

Veronese

²

[ ver-uh-ney-zee; Italian ve-raw-ne-ze ]

noun

1. Pa·o·lo [pah, -aw-law], Paolo Cagliari, 1528–88, Venetian painter.

Veronese

/ veroˈneːse /

noun

1. VeronesePaolo15281588MItalianARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Paolo (ˈpaːolo), original name Paolo Cagliari or Caliari. 1528–88, Italian painter of the Venetian school. His works include The Marriage at Cana (1563) and The Feast of the Levi (1573)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Veronese¹

First recorded in 1750–60; Veron(a) + -ese

Example Sentences

Veronese is also a co-author on the Alzheimer's & Dementia journal article.

From Science Daily

In the scene, Mr. Whiting’s Romeo rises from bed and basks in the Veronese sunshine, his bare backside onscreen for several seconds.

From New York Times

After Napoleon’s defeat, French officials were not as accommodating with the Veronese.

From New York Times

From the start: The opening calmly built toward what the conductor John Eliot Gardiner has called an aural analogue to an “altarpiece by Veronese or Tintoretto” — immersive, its elements gaining sweep from their interplay.

From New York Times

She described it as an "important Veronese" worth "a lot of money" and started to look into its history.

From BBC