1500 – 1600
End of the Renaissance and the Reformation

Veronese's The Family of Darius Before Alexander


Paolo Veronese, The Family of Darius Before Alexander, 1565-67, oil on canvas, 236.2 x 474.9 cm (National Gallery, London)

Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker 

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