_Liberale da Verona_ (Veronese: 1451-1535).
Liberale di Giacomo, of Verona, was brought up as a
miniaturist, and his works in that sort, executed before he
was out of his teens, are much admired for their fancy and
sumptuous colour. The choral books which he executed for Monte
Oliveto are now in the cathedral of Chiusi. Returning to
Verona, Liberale took to painting on a large scale, and became
one of the most esteemed artists of the Veronese School. "One
of his best works is the Martyrdom of St. Sebastian in the
Brera, in which he has introduced an interesting architectural
background with Venetian palaces on a canal, designed with much
spirit and minuteness. In consequence of his bold and vigorous
style his works are occasionally attributed to Mantegna"
(Kugler). Many of his pictures are still at Verona.
One of "the small spiritless Madonna pictures which he produced
carelessly and hastily in his old age, and supplied for niggardly
pay to the citizens of Verona. They served as wedding presents, and
Liberale has only himself to thank if this degenerate practice should
have spoilt his reputation" (Dr. Richter in the _Art Journal_, Feb.
1895).