Vittore Carpaccio

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Master Storyteller of Renaissance Venice

By Peter Humfrey

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Meticulously researched and richly illustrated, this volume offers a comprehensive exploration of Vittore Carpaccio (c. 1460–1526), celebrated for his fantastical settings filled with contemporary detail. The book captures the sanctity and splendour of Venice at the dawn of the 16th century, reflecting the city's vast maritime empire through Carpaccio's poetic narrative cycles and altarpieces. A team of distinguished scholars examine his innovative techniques, achievements as a draftsman, and the enduring reception of his work over five centuries.
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Ideal for students and enthusiasts of Renaissance art, Venetian history, and those interested in detailed art scholarship and richly illustrated cultural studies.

An authoritative and comprehensive celebration of the life and work of one of the most prominent artists of the Venetian Renaissance

Description

Meticulously researched and luxuriously illustrated, this volume offers a comprehensive view of Vittore Carpaccio (c. 1460–1526), whose work has been admired for centuries for its fantastical settings enriched with contemporary incident and detail. Capturing the sanctity and splendour of Venice at the turn of the 16th century, when the city controlled a vast maritime empire, Carpaccio combined careful observation of the urban environment with a taste for the poetic in his beloved narrative cycles and altarpieces.

Providing a new lens through which to understand Carpaccio’s work, a team of distinguished scholars explores various aspects of his art, including his achievement as a draftsman. In addition to emphasising the artist’s innovative techniques and contributions to the development of Venetian Renaissance painting, this study includes an in-depth consideration of the fluctuations in the reception of Carpaccio’s work in the five hundred years since the artist’s death.

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Choice praises the book as "beautifully illustrated" and a "fundamental contribution to Carpaccio scholarship," highlighting its clarity on the painter's role in depicting Renaissance Venice's bustling mercantile empire.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300254471

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 18 October 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Illustration: 301 color illus.

Contributors:

Contributions by Joanna Dunn
Contributions by Andrea Bellieni
Contributions by Linda Borean
Contributions by Deborah Howard
Contributions by Sara Menato
Contributions by Susannah Rutherglen
Contributions by Catherine Whistler

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 248.0mm

Height: 292.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 352

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Peter Humfrey

About the Author

Peter Humfrey is professor emeritus of art history at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. His previous publications include The Altarpiece in Renaissance Venice, Lorenzo Lotto, and Titian.

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