Episode 160 - Venice - Vittore Carpaccio's "The Legend of St. Ursula"

Rebuilding The Renaissance

English - February 09, 2022 11:30 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 202 ratings
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Carpaccio's extraordinary visual narrative of the life of St. Ursula is one of the most celebrated examples of cyclical Venetian Renaissance painting. Recently restored, the nine large canvases are now on display in the Accademia Gallery of Venice and present a vivid snapshot of life in Venice at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries. This podcast will examine the entirety of the cycle and analyze the artistic style of one of the major artistic protagonists of the Venetian Renaissance.