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Vittore Carpaccio: Master Storyteller of Renaissance Venice Vittore Carpaccio, oil on panel, overall: 94.5 x 63.5 cm (37 3/16 x 25 in. Musei Civici Veneziani, Museo Correr, Venice Advance Exhibition Schedule Palazzo Ducale, Venice, March 18, 2023–June 18, 2023 A leading figure in the art of Renaissance Venice, Vittore Carpaccio (c. 1460/1466–1525/1526) is best known for his large, spectacular narrative paintings that brought sacred history to life. Although for centuries he has been loved and celebrated in his native city for his observant eye, fertile imagination, and storytelling prowess, this exhibition marks the first retrospective of the artist ever held outside Italy. In a focused selection of some 45 paintings and 30 drawings, large-scale canvases painted for charitable societies will be seen alongside smaller works that originally decorated the homes of prosperous Venetians. Some of the paintings, notably two celebrated canvases from the Scuol ....