https://venice.dahvc.org/fall-2020/files/original/September_9_Scuole_Painting_Cycles/Triumph_of_Saint_George_detail_showing_St._George_and_the_defeated_dragon/Triumph_of_St._George.jpg ee5bd56f84f2044a17a2871ed77dd052 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 9: Scuole Painting Cycles Description An account of the resource 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Carpaccio, Vittore Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived 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. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The University of California, San Diego Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1495 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ithika Senthilnathan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Oil on Canvas – 273cm x 267cm Type The nature or genre of the resource Painting Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia, Venice, Italy Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Triumph of Saint George, detail showing St. George and the defeated dragon Description An account of the resource Depicted here is the “Triumph of Saint George”, a painting created by Vittore Carpaccio. In order to understand the context of the painting, one must first understand the historical story. St. George, a traveling Christian Roman soldier, stumbles upon a city in which a dragon spreads chaos and fear. In order to keep the dragon satisfied, the villagers must offer up a woman. When the daughter of the king of the city is selected for sacrifice by the dragon, St. George offers to kill the dragon. Eventually, he succeeds, thus saving the princess in the face of certain death. Going back to the painting, St. George is depicted as a strong, young man holding the body of the dragon. While this is the main event occurring, St. George and the dragon are found in the bottom left corner of the painting. The viewer’s eyes are drawn to that corner through various lines throughout the composition. For one, the landscape in the background has diagonal lines, leading to the architectural structure. Following the lines created by the flagpoles, as well as the patterns of the structure, the eyes are led to St. George. From the right side of the image, there is a natural diagonal line that follows the bodies and the heads of the horses, leading to St. George and the dragon. Although the dragon has been killed, there is a sense of animation/movement about the scene: the heads of the horses in conjunction with the flags establish fluidity within the image. As for direct connection to Venice, one is not clearly established. There is no direct reference to any structures in Venice, nor any reference to specific figures. However, a connection to Venice can be deduced based on history and style. Although the commissioner for the painting is not known, the project was most likely initiated by the donation of a relic of St. George by Paolo Valaresso near the time of St. George’s festival. This history could provide a secondary explanation for the presence of the band behind the saint in the painting. Renaissance style, or rather aspects of it, are also seen. Rather than having the main subject in the center of the painting, Carpaccio places the saint in the corner, thus playing with the space of the painting--something that is characteristic of renaissance art. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Vittore Carpaccio Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Brooke, Caroline. "Vittore Carpaccio's Method of Composition in His Drawings for the Scuola Di S. Giorgio Teleri." Master Drawings 42, no. 4 (2004): 303-14. Accessed September 9, 2020. <a href="http://www.jstor.org/stable/1554668" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.jstor.org/stable/1554668</a>. Cohen, Simona. Animals as Disguised Symbols in Renaissance Art, BRILL, 2008. ProQuest Ebook Central, <a href="https://search.proquest.com/legacydocview/EBC/467997?accountid=10598" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://search.proquest.com/legacydocview/EBC/467997?accountid=10598</a>. RUSSELL, FRANCIS. RSA Journal 136, no. 5388 (1988): 920-21. Accessed September 9, 2020. <a href="http://www.jstor.org/stable/41374766" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.jstor.org/stable/41374766</a>. Vittore Carpaccio. c. 1504-1507. Triumph of Saint George, detail showing St. George and the defeated dragon. paintings. Place: Scuola di S. Giorgio degli Schiavoni, Venice, Italy. <a href="https://library.artstor.org/asset/SCALA_ARCHIVES_1039614912" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://library.artstor.org/asset/SCALA_ARCHIVES_1039614912</a>. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Image and original data provided by SCALA, Florence/ART RESOURCE, N.Y. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1504 - 1507 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Muhib Methani Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource (c) 2006, SCALA, Florence/ART RESOURCE, N.Y. Please note that if this image is under copyright, you may need to contact one or more copyright owners for any use that is not permitted under the ARTstor Terms and Conditions of Use or not otherwise permitted by law. While ARTstor tries to update contact information, it cannot guarantee that such information is always accurate. Determining whether those permissions are necessary, and obtaining such permissions, is your sole responsibility. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Oil on canvas 141 x 360 cm Type The nature or genre of the resource Paintings Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Scuola di S. Giorgio degli Schiavoni, Venice, Italy