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Historical Artist - Vittore Carpaccio (1455 - 1525)
Vittore Carpaccio was born in Venice to a family of fishermen and boat builders. He studied
under Gentile Bellini and was the assistant to Bellini’s brother, Giovanni. Carpaccio
favored large narrative scenes and panoramas, and also painted the occasional religious panels.
Under consistent patronage, Carpaccio painted until his death in his distinctive style, despite
the trendy influences of younger painters such as Titian. He is best known for a cycle of nine
paintings, The Legend of Saint Ursula. His style was somewhat conservative, showing little
influence from the Humanist trends that transformed Italian Renaissance painting during his
lifetime. In other paintings he demonstrates a sense of fantasy that seems to look back to
medieval romance, rather than sharing in the pastoral vision of the next generation.
Contemporary Italian Artists
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