Carpaccio, Bellini and the Early Renaissance in Venice
Discover Venice in the early modern period through the fascinating visual worlds of Vittore Carpaccio, Giovanni Bellini and their contemporaries with our informative and captivating media guide.
Vittore Carpaccio (c. 1460/65–1525/26) is one of the most prominent painters of the Early Renaissance in Venice. He stages his colourful and richly detailed pictorial narratives before the background of the “Floating City” itself or in the landscapes of the Near East. Around 1500 he is one of the Venetian painters most in demand, and counts masters like Giovanni Bellini (ca. 1435–1516) among his competitors.
The Staatsgalerie is devoting an exhibition to Carpaccio – the first ever in Germany – in which it will present a number of his most important paintings in comparison with selected works by Giovanni Bellini and other contemporaries. In this way, it becomes clear how Carpaccio develops a unique style of painting, with a sense of colour, material, and humour, as well as an extraordinary power of observation.
About 55 paintings and artworks on paper will be presented in the exhibition, including outstanding loans from Venice, Florence, Budapest and Washington, demonstrating how Carpaccio fashions himself as one of the most successful artists of the early Renaissance in Venice through his highly original painting style.
