The poem reads "hail bright Vice - after he had indulged himself in the pleasure district Palladio still smelt of fields and damp thoughts - a moment no fresco reflected - He had just been stuccoed - Paul Veronese. he suddenly ejaculated, You know Veronese-- - above the sideboard. up in the cupboard on the wall ; On the contrary," Paolo [Paul] Veronese (1528 "“ 19 April 1588) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance in Venice, famous for paintings such as The Wedding at Cana and The Feast in the House of Levi. He adopted the name Paolo Cagliari or Paolo Caliari,[1] and became known as "Veronese" from his birthplace in Verona. Veronese, Titian, and Tintoretto constitute the triumvirate of pre-eminent Venetian painters of the late Renaissance (sixteenth century). Veronese is known as a supreme colorist, and for his illusionistic decorations in both fresco and oil. Andy may refer to Antonio Badia whom Veronese apprenticed with in his early artistic career (Wikipedia) His most famous works are elaborate narrative cycles, executed in a dramatic and colorful Mannerist style, full of majestic architectural settings and glittering pageantry. His large paintings of biblical feasts executed for the refectories of monasteries in Venice and Verona are especially notable. His brief testimony with the Inquisition is often quoted for its insight into contemporary painting technique and demonstrates his skill at avoiding both the compromise of his art by their efforts and the harsh punishments they were capable of exacting. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.