St. Augustine in His Study (Carpaccio)
Painting by Vittore Carpaccio / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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St. Augustine in His Study (also called Vision of St. Augustine) is an oil and tempera on canvas painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Vittore Carpaccio housed in the Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni of Venice, northern Italy. The painting depicts St. Augustine while he has a vision while sitting in a large room filled with objects. The study, or stuliolo, that was a one way that Italian aristocrats and collectors that displayed wealth, power, taste, and worldly knowledge. Carpaccio intentionally opens up the study to the viewer, revealing a vast amount of objects that have different origins and meanings. The artist signed the work on the small plaque, or cartellino, in the foreground near the dogs that reads: "VICTOR / CARPATHIVS / FINGEBAT" ("Vittore Carpaccio was forming [this]").[1]
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Artist | Vittore Carpaccio |
Year | 1502 |
Medium | Tempera on panel |
Dimensions | 141 cm × 210 cm (56 in × 83 in) |
Location | Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, Venice |