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His fellow artists soon recognized his skill. He was commissioned, while a young lad, to paint a Madonna for the church in San Bernardino. Cardinal Gonzaga was so impressed by the masterpiece that he asked Paolo to compete with the distinguished painters of Verona to decorate the cathedral at Mantua. His painting, ''Temptation of Saint Anthony'', was so magnificent, that he was established as a peer among the artists of Verona.
His fellow artists soon recognized his skill. He was commissioned, while a young lad, to paint a Madonna for the church in San Bernardino. Cardinal Gonzaga was so impressed by the masterpiece that he asked Paolo to compete with the distinguished painters of Verona to decorate the cathedral at Mantua. His painting, ''Temptation of Saint Anthony'', was so magnificent, that he was established as a peer among the artists of Verona.


== Venice
== Venice ==


[[File:Paolo Veronese - Coronation of the Virgin - WGA24795.jpg|thumb|alt=caption|''Coronation of the Virgin'']]
[[File:Paolo Veronese - Coronation of the Virgin - WGA24795.jpg|thumb|alt=caption|''Coronation of the Virgin'']]