A breath-taking view of Vittore Carpaccio’s canvases filled with the legendary lives of saints and amazing narrative details by the best storytelling talent of the Venetian Renaissance.
Born in Venice, Stefania Mason teaches Art History at the University of Udine, Italy, where she is coordinator for doctorates in research and heads specialisation courses in art history. Her work focuses principally on painting and drawing, on the relationship between art, devotion, and patronage, and on Venetian collecting from the 1400s to the 1600s. Among her numerous publications is a monograph on Palma Giovane (1984).
A noted art scholar specialised in the history of Venetian painting and sculpture from the 1400s to 1600s, Linda Borean is a regular contributor to leading art journals, including Arte Veneta and The Burlington Magazine.