Tribute to Vittore Carpaccio

About this Event

The ‘Deposition of Christ’ is one of two large-format masterpieces by Vittore Carpaccio (c. 1465–1525/26) with which the Venetian artist is excellently represented in the Picture Gallery. In recent years, the ‘Deposition’ has been carefully restored, allowing the colours of the painting to shine again in all their splendour. Five hundred years after Carpaccio's death, the work is the focus of a special presentation that also includes other Venetian paintings from the museum's own collection, graphic works from the Kupferstichkabinett (Museum of Prints and Drawings) and a reproduction of a panel from Aby Warburg's ‘Bilderatlas Mnemosyne’ (Mnemosyne Atlas).