Carpaccio

In this definitive monograph, the author traces the relationship between architectonic reality and Carpaccio's splendid scenography in a lucid analysis supported by large-scale reproductions of paintings and selecteddetails. Best known for his brilliant cycle of large pictures of the Legend of St. Ursula, Carpaccio created lively and moving works sought out by the greatest collections in the world. Typical of his work arepaintings in which he set his characters in a cityscape both precise and mystical, mixing elements of contemporary Venice and Jerusalem with fanciful Renaissance inventions. 250 illus., 120 in full color.