Sainte Famille avec sainte Dorothée

Holy Family with Saint Dorothy (c. 1550-55), in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux, is an early devotional painting combining the sacred family with Saint Dorothy, a third-century martyr whose attribute of a basket of roses or fruit made her a popular subject in devotional art. The painting dates from Veronese's early career in Verona, before his definitive move to Venice. Bordeaux's museum preserves this among other Italian paintings acquired through various channels including Napoleonic redistributions.

The intimate composition groups the figures in warm proximity with soft lighting. The early palette already shows Veronese's instinct for luminous color harmonies that would distinguish his mature work.