Paolo Veneziano, also Veneziano Paolo or Paolo da Venezia (born before 1333, died after 1358) was a medieval painter from Venice

Venice

Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...

. He has been called "the most important Venetian painter of the 14th
century".

He was born to a family of artists, and worked together with his sons Marco, Luca, and Giovanni. He was official painter of Andrea Dandolo

Andrea Dandolo

Andrea Dandolo was elected the 54th doge of Venice in 1343, replacing Bartolomeo Gradenigo who died in late 1342....

, for whom he painted the Pala Feriale.

Paolo is sometimes held to be the Master of the Washington Coronation

Master of the Washington Coronation

The Master of the Washington Coronation is a poorly-known Italian painter who was active in Venice around 1324. His name is derived from a panel painting of the Coronation of the Virgin, dated to that year and held in the collections of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C...

, although this has been disputed by numerous sources.

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