Where can you see Vittore Carpaccio in Venice?

At the Gallerie dell'Accademia: The Dream of St Ursula, The Arrival of the English Ambassadors and The Miracle of the Holy Cross at the Rialto Bridge. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.

What is Vittore Carpaccio's most famous work in Venice?

The Dream of St Ursula, of 1495, at the Gallerie dell'Accademia. The saint asleep in a neat Venetian bedroom as an angel comes in at the door, from the St Ursula cycle.

When and where was Vittore Carpaccio born?

About 1465, at Venice, Republic of Venice. Vittore Carpaccio died about 1525 to 1526, at probably Venice, Republic of Venice, aged about 61.

What is Vittore Carpaccio known for?

Painted the legend of St Ursula in nine great canvases. His cycle at San Giorgio degli Schiavoni is still where it was painted. The dish carpaccio is named after him. Vittore Carpaccio was a Venetian painter, of the Venetian Renaissance.

Painter, 1465 to 1526

Vittore Carpaccio

Carpaccio painted the stories of saints as if they had happened in Venice. His great cycles for the city's scuole are crowded with gondolas, banners, palaces and people, and are one of the best records of what Venice looked like around 1500.

Born: 1465, Venice, Republic of Venice
Died: 1526, probably Venice, Republic of Venice
Movement: Venetian Renaissance
In Venice: 3 works in 1 museum

Where to see Vittore Carpaccio in Venice

Each work with the museum it hangs in. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.

Gallerie dell'Accademia3 works

The Dream of St Ursula
1495
The saint asleep in a neat Venetian bedroom as an angel comes in at the door, from the St Ursula cycle.
The Arrival of the English Ambassadors
about 1495 to 1500
The envoys of a pagan English prince asking for Ursula's hand, in a loggia by the water, from the St Ursula cycle.
The Miracle of the Holy Cross at the Rialto Bridge
about 1496
A miracle set on the Grand Canal, crowded with gondolas, by the old wooden Rialto Bridge long before the stone one.

The life of Vittore Carpaccio

Little is known of Carpaccio's life. He worked in Venice from the 1490s, painting large narrative cycles for the scuole, the city's brotherhoods: the legend of St Ursula for the Scuola di Sant'Orsola, and later the stories of St George and St Jerome for the Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, still in place.

The St Ursula cycle and his canvas of the miracle at the old wooden Rialto Bridge are in the Accademia. The raw beef dish carpaccio was named after him at Harry's Bar, for the reds of his paintings.

What to know

Painted the legend of St Ursula in nine great canvases
His cycle at San Giorgio degli Schiavoni is still where it was painted
The dish carpaccio is named after him

Born: About 1465, Venice, Republic of Venice
Died: About 1525 to 1526, probably Venice, Republic of Venice

Vittore Carpaccio: common questions

Where can you see Vittore Carpaccio in Venice?: At the Gallerie dell'Accademia: The Dream of St Ursula, The Arrival of the English Ambassadors and The Miracle of the Holy Cross at the Rialto Bridge. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.
What is Vittore Carpaccio's most famous work in Venice?: The Dream of St Ursula, of 1495, at the Gallerie dell'Accademia. The saint asleep in a neat Venetian bedroom as an angel comes in at the door, from the St Ursula cycle.
When and where was Vittore Carpaccio born?: About 1465, at Venice, Republic of Venice. Vittore Carpaccio died about 1525 to 1526, at probably Venice, Republic of Venice, aged about 61.
What is Vittore Carpaccio known for?: Painted the legend of St Ursula in nine great canvases. His cycle at San Giorgio degli Schiavoni is still where it was painted. The dish carpaccio is named after him. Vittore Carpaccio was a Venetian painter, of the Venetian Renaissance.