Saint Martin and the Beggar, Attributed to Vittore Carpaccio, 1493–1500


Saint Martin and the Beggar, 1493–1500, Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash, over faint traces of black chalk, 7 x 4 1/2 in. ( x cm) maximum; borders cropped irregularly, Drawings, Attributed to Vittore Carpaccio (Italian, Venice 1460/66?–1525/26 Venice), This small study appears to have been preparatory for an altarpiece in the Zara Cathedral, which Carpaccio probably undertook in 1493; although the drawing omits the landscape in the painting, it represents many other details of similar design


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