We kick off Season 7’s spotlight on Renaissance artist Vittore Carpaccio with his majestic, “Lion of St. Mark.” This enormous painting announces Venice’s return to power after a run-in with the League of Cambrai.
We’ll find out how a winged lion became the symbol of Venice, what happens when a couple of tourists get carried away, and how a pope changing his mind led to Venice’s resurgence.
SHOW NOTES
“Vittore Carpaccio: Master Storyteller of Renaissance Venice” is on view Nov. 20, 2022–Feb. 12, 2023. Find out more at https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2022/carpaccio-renaissance-venice.html
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Goudimel Hodie nobis caelorum rex” composed by Claude Goudimel. Performed by Michel Rondeau.
Courtesy of musopen.org https://musopen.org/music/43315-hodie-nobis-caelorum-rex/
Artwork information
Vittore Carpaccio: Master Storyteller of Renaissance Venice by Peter Humphrey et al. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2022.
https://www.italyouritaly.com/blog/2021/1/21/the-lion-of-san-marco
https://www.britannica.com/topic/League-of-Cambrai
Venice: Pure City by Peter Ackroyd ©2009, Anchor Books.
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