September 9: Scuole Painting Cycles
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Title
September 9: Scuole Painting Cycles
Description
Painted in 1495, Vittore Carpaccio's "Dream of Saint Ursula" is a part of his series depicting the tale of Saint Ursula, titled "Stories from the Life of Saint Ursula". "Dream of Saint Ursula" was Carpaccio's fifth painting out of a total of eight in the series, and continued his tendency to paint religious scenery.
The legend of Saint Ursula from the north was very popular throughout the Middle Ages, and Carpaccio was commissioned by the Confraternity of Saint Ursula in Venice to tell her story. The legend describes Saint Ursula, a martyr who led 11,000 virgin maidens through travel, all of whom were brutally massacred by the Huns in Cologne.
"The Dream of Saint Ursula" in particular depicts Saint Ursula in her bed, and is meant to show her dreaming of the angel who informs Saint Ursula of her impending death and martyrship. Carpaccio is widely praised for his close attention to detail, which he demonstrates magnificently in this painting, showing the room with beautiful ceilings, plants on the windows, a dog laying next to the bed, and the shadowy figures around the room that cast a mysterious and dreamy vibe throughout the painting.
The legend of Saint Ursula from the north was very popular throughout the Middle Ages, and Carpaccio was commissioned by the Confraternity of Saint Ursula in Venice to tell her story. The legend describes Saint Ursula, a martyr who led 11,000 virgin maidens through travel, all of whom were brutally massacred by the Huns in Cologne.
"The Dream of Saint Ursula" in particular depicts Saint Ursula in her bed, and is meant to show her dreaming of the angel who informs Saint Ursula of her impending death and martyrship. Carpaccio is widely praised for his close attention to detail, which he demonstrates magnificently in this painting, showing the room with beautiful ceilings, plants on the windows, a dog laying next to the bed, and the shadowy figures around the room that cast a mysterious and dreamy vibe throughout the painting.
Creator
Carpaccio, Vittore
Source
Carpaccio, Vittore, 1455?-1525?. c.1495. Legend of St. Ursula: Dream of St. Ursula: det.: windows. https://library-artstor org.proxy.lib.duke.edu/asset/ARTSTOR_103_41822001712643
Wood, Allyn. "The Departure of Saint Ursula (As Painted by Carpaccio) [Poem]." College Art Journal 18, no. 3 (1959): 240. Accessed September 8, 2020. doi:10.2307/773926.
Ruskin, John. Saint Ursula: I. The Story of St. Ursula. II. The Dream of St. Ursula. Duke Libraries . New York: The Devin-Adair Company, 1912. Det:https://find.library.duke.edu/catalog/DUKE008071078?utm_campaign=bento&utm_content=bento_result_link&utm_source=library.duke.edu&utm_medium=referral
Wood, Allyn. "The Departure of Saint Ursula (As Painted by Carpaccio) [Poem]." College Art Journal 18, no. 3 (1959): 240. Accessed September 8, 2020. doi:10.2307/773926
Gronau, Georg. "An Unknown Work by Vittore Carpaccio." The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs 44, no. 251 (1924): 59-65. Accessed September 8, 2020. http://www.jstor.org/stable/862109.
Wood, Allyn. "The Departure of Saint Ursula (As Painted by Carpaccio) [Poem]." College Art Journal 18, no. 3 (1959): 240. Accessed September 8, 2020. doi:10.2307/773926.
Ruskin, John. Saint Ursula: I. The Story of St. Ursula. II. The Dream of St. Ursula. Duke Libraries . New York: The Devin-Adair Company, 1912. Det:https://find.library.duke.edu/catalog/DUKE008071078?utm_campaign=bento&utm_content=bento_result_link&utm_source=library.duke.edu&utm_medium=referral
Wood, Allyn. "The Departure of Saint Ursula (As Painted by Carpaccio) [Poem]." College Art Journal 18, no. 3 (1959): 240. Accessed September 8, 2020. doi:10.2307/773926
Gronau, Georg. "An Unknown Work by Vittore Carpaccio." The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs 44, no. 251 (1924): 59-65. Accessed September 8, 2020. http://www.jstor.org/stable/862109.
Publisher
The University of California, San Diego
Date
1495
Contributor
Ithika Senthilnathan
Format
Oil on Canvas – 273cm x 267cm
Type
Painting
Coverage
Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia, Venice, Italy
Collection Items
Scenes from the Life of Saint Ursula. Saint Ursula's Dream
The Dream of St. Ursula is a single painting in Vittore Carpaccio’s series called the St. Ursula Cycle. Carpaccio was a Venetian native who most likely learned under Gentile Bellini who heavily influenced the way he created works for various scuole,…
Scenes from the Life of Saint Ursula: Martyrdom of the Pilgrims and the Funeral of Saint Ursula
This painting is eight of nine paintings of Carpaccio's St. Ursula collection that depicts scenes from St. Ursula's life. Carpaccio, most likely a student of Gentile Bellini, formed his own unique style of story telling through narrative…
Meeting of the Betrothed Couple & Departure of the Pilgrims
The Meeting of the Betrothed Couple and the Departure of the Pilgrims is a painting in Vittore Carpaccio's St. Ursula Cycle. Vittore Carpaccio, born in Venice in a family of sea men, learned under Gentile Bellini. He morphed into his own style,…
Legend of St. Ursula: Dream of St. Ursula
This oil painting is the fifth in Vittore Carpaccio’s "Stories from the Life of St Ursula," commissioned by a scuola piccola called the Sculoa di San’Orsola to be displayed in their meeting house where prayer and devotion often occurred. A relatively…
The Dream of St. Ursula
The Dream of Ursula was created by Vittore Carpaccio in 1495 and is currently placed in the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice, Italy. This painting is the fifth canvas out of the nine large paintings in the series "Stories from the Life of St…
Legend of St. Ursula: Dream of St. Ursula
Dream of St. Ursula is the fifth painting of the series in the nine large paintings collection “Stories from the Life of St. Ursula” created by Vittore Carpaccio. Carpaccio has been praised for grasping each detail while still preserving the unity of…
St. Jerome and the Lion
The context of this image is that Vittore Carpaccio reveals Saint Jerome next to a lion while others around him are scared and running away from him. The image is the second of seven total paintings that depict Saint Jerome and is part of the…
St. George and the Dragon
In this painting Carpaccio depicts a ruthless dragon and the attempt to fend it off. The threat of the creature is underscored by the grisly half-eaten torsos, one of a nude man whose genitals are mostly left, and one of a still-collared woman,…
Legend of St. Ursula: Dream of St. Ursula
The lady sleeping in the bed is an image of Princess Usrula, the daughter of King Norus of Brittany in the 5th century AD. She was very beautiful and wise which caused her to have many suitors. The King of Anglia wanted his son to marry her, so she…
Legend of St. Ursula: Meeting of St. Ursula and the Pope in Rome
This canvas is a part of Carpaccio's St. Ursula series, coming directly after the Dream of St. Ursula and prior to her arrival in Cologne. St. Ursula, wearing a blue dress near the center of the painting, kneels next to her fiance, looking up at the…