EAN: 9788829707812 ISBN: 9788829707812
"There is nothing here like Carpaccio!"" It is with these words that John Ruskin, writing from Venice to Edward Burne-Jones in 1869, enthusiastically described his discovery of the works of Vittore Carpaccio. Today as then, the reader of this itinerary may be surprised to discover, or rediscover, Carpaccio, his art and his city. Carpaccio was born and lived in Venice; in the sixteenth century his paintings were scattered throughout the lagoon, from the most peripheral areas to the heart of the Republic. It was Venice—the crossroads of goods, peoples and cultures between East and West—that shaped Carpaccio's artistic imagination, making him one of the great painters of the Italian Renaissance, the only one capable of fusing Venice and the Myth of Venice into a single vision. Carpaccio in Venice: A Guide offers an overview of all the artist's works preserved in the city and discussed here for the first time in light of recent restoration campaigns and updated studies. Whether the reader wishes to wander in person through the calli and campi of Venice, or prefers to remain seated on a sofa at home, the volume allows him or her to discover the works of Carpaccio in their original locations, such as the Scuola Dalmata dei Santi Giorgio e Trifone, as well as in the great Venetian museums, such as the Palazzo Ducale, the Museo Correr, the Gallerie dell'Accademia and other sites."
