Hello and welcome to the exhibition "Carpaccio, Bellini and the Early Renaissance in Venice". This exhibition is about Vittore Carpaccio and Giovanni Bellini. Here you can see what Carpaccio looked like. The painter lived in Venice around 1500.
His impressive, colourful and lively paintings shape our view of Venice today. The pictures show people, often animals, houses, ships and plants. They made Carpaccio one of the most successful artists of the early Renaissance.
Continue to the right into the next room. Here you will see a large painting for an altar. The painting belongs to the museum and has been examined and restored for the exhibition. Restoration means that the painting has been cleaned and damage has been repaired. After the treatment, the details on the painting can be recognised much better. The colours also shine again.
You will now begin your tour of the exhibition. You will see Venice as Vittore Carpaccio and Giovanni Bellini did! You will be amazed at what there is to discover in these pictures!