Curator: The decision to restore the cloak of the central figure in Veronese's painting from its present red to the green found underneath is fully justified. ββββββββ βββββ βββ ββββββββ βββββ ββββ ββββ βββ βββ βββββββ βββ βββββββ βββββ βββ ββββββββ βββ ββββ ββββββββββ βββ ββββ βββ βββ βββββ βββ βββ βββββ ββ ββββββββββ βββββββββ βββββ ββ βββββββ ββββββ ββββ ββ ββββββ βββββ ββββ ββββββββ ββββββββ ββββ ββββββββββ ββββββββ βββββ βββ βββββββββββ
βββ βββββββ βββ ββ β ββββ ββ ββββββββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββββββ βββββ ββββββββ βββββ βββ βββββ ββ ββββ ββ ββ ββββββ ββββββββ ββββ β βββββββ βββββ ββββ ββββ ββ βββββ β ββββββ ββ ββββ βββββ ββββββββββ ββββββ
The art critic is responding to the claim that an artist other than Veronese tampered with Veroneseβs painting after its completion to change a cloak from green to red. The critic states that that the cloak was actually red in a copy made shortly after Veroneseβs death. Furthermore, itβs highly unlikely that a copyist would make this major change so soon after Veroneseβs death.
The cloak in the painting was likely already red by the time of Veronese's death.
The restoration of Veroneseβs painting will likely not restore it to its appearance immediately before Veroneseβs death.
The art critic's response to βββ βββββββ βββββ βββββββ βββ βββββββββ βββββββ βββ βββββ βββ ββ βββ βββββββββ ββββββββββββ
The copy of ββββββββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββ ββββ ββββ βββββ βββ βββββββββ βββββ ββ βββββββββββββββββ ββββ βββ βββββββββ
No painting should ββ ββββββββ ββββββ βββ ββββββββ ββ ββββββ ββββ βββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββ ββββββββββ
The proposed restoration ββββ ββββ ββ βββββββ ββββββββββ ββββββββ ββ βββ ββββββββββ ββ βββ ββ βββ βββ ββ βββ ββββββββ βββββββββ
The value of ββ ββββββββ ββββ ββ βββ βββββββββββ βββββββββββ ββββ ββββ ββββ ββ ββββββββ ββββ ββ βββββ ββββββββ
Veronese did not ββββββββββ ββββββ βββ βββββββ ββββββββ βββββ ββ ββ ββββββ