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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 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,…

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…

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,…

This bridge, one of four that traverse the Grand Canal, is an icon of Venice and offers quick passage to the city's main financial district Rialto. The bridge itself is a stone-arch with three lanes and two rows of shops.

This church was constructed between 1638 and 1641 in Rome, Italy. The architect, Francesco Borromini, is known as the Father of Baroque architecture, with the San Carlo being his first solo work. The site on which the church is built on was cramped…

This calligraphic drawing was created as part of Giovanna Garzoni's "Libro de’ caratteri cancellereschi corsivi," or “Book of Chancery Cursive Letterforms.” Garzoni, an itinerant artist, was born in Ascoli Piceno to a Venetian family and is believed…