Hunting in the Lagoon
Vittore Carpaccio
Vittore Carpaccio
Italian · 1465–1526
Vittore Carpaccio was an Italian painter of the Venetian school who studied under Gentile Bellini. Carpaccio was largely influenced by the style of the early Italian Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina, as well as Early Netherlandish painting. Although often compared to his mentor Gentile Bellini, Vittore Carpaccio's command of perspective, precise attention to architectural detail, themes of death, and use of bold color differentiated him from other Italian Renaissance artists. Many of his works display the religious themes and cross-cultural elements of art at the time; his portrayal of Saint Augustine in His Study from 1502, reflects the popularity of collecting "exotic" and highly desired objects from different cultures.
Known works
Lion of Saint Mark
Vittore Carpaccio · 1516
Doge's Palace
The Flight into Egypt
Vittore Carpaccio
National Gallery of Art
Apotheosis of St Ursula
Vittore Carpaccio · 1491
Portrait of a Knight
Vittore Carpaccio · 1510
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Young Knight in a Landscape, or Portrait of a Knight, is an oil on canvas painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Vittore Carpaccio, now in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid. Dated 1510, this is the earliest full-length portrait in Western painting, on the assumption that it is a portrait, as it seems likely. It is characteristic of Carpaccio that apart from this important innovation, the style of the work seems in other respects to look back to the previous century.
Madonna and Child
Vittore Carpaccio
National Gallery of Art
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