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Carpaccio (1460?-1525) is best known for his large paintings still in their original sites in Venice, among them: the life of Saint Ursula in the Scuola di Sant'Orsola, and the stories of Saint Jerome and Saint George in the Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni. The author, an art scholar and flamboyant cultural commentator in Italy, describes the painter in relation to history and art history, emphasizing Carpaccio's innovations while also noting similarities with such contemporary masters as Bellini and Giorgione. He looks at 40 paintings in large-format reproductions, with annotated essays focusing on each work. The final section is a catalogue raisonnT of Carpaccio's known works. A translation of the Italian edition (RCS Libri e Grandi Opere S.p.A., Milan, Italy). Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
