The Ordination of St. Stephen
Vittore Carpaccio1511
Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Dieses Werk ist Teil eines von Carpaccio gemalten Zyklus für eine Laiengemeinde in Venedig, die Scuola di Santo Stefano. Ganz natürlich werden die Errungenschaften des Lebens des Schutzpatrons der Gemeinde gefeiert: Der heilige Stephanus wird hier vom heiligen Petrus selbst in den Rang eines Diakons erhoben. Mehr als das Ereignis selbst interessiert Carpaccio die Anekdote vom Pilger der seinen Stock hinterlassen hat. Über diesem steht die Signatur des Malers. Auch der imaginären Landschaft, die von einer bunten Menschheit bevölkert ist, widmet er viele Details.
SIGNATUR / INSCHRIFT: Bez. rechts unten auf einem Cartellino: VICTOR CARPATHIVS / FINXIT M•D•XI•
- Title: The Ordination of St. Stephen
- Creator: Vittore Carpaccio
- Date Created: 1511
- Physical Dimensions: 149,5 x 235,3
- Type: Part Of A Series Of Paintings
- External Link: Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
- Medium: Canvas
- Style: Italian
- Inv. No.: 23
- ISIL-No.: DE-MUS-017018
- Copyright Image: Photo: © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie / Image by Google
- Collection: Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
- Artist information: Vittore Carpaccio was an Italian painter of the Venetian school, who studied under Gentile Bellini. His style generally veered on the conservative and bore the various influences of Antonello da Messina, his master Giovanni Bellini (through his use of colours and light) and early Netherlandish artists. Later on in his career, Cima da Conegliano may also have served as inspiration for him. Oriental subjects were famous in Venice during Carpaccio's lifetime, with 'The Baptism of the Selenites' (1507) being a good example of the impact this had on his work. From 1501 to 1507 he worked in collaboration with Giovanni Bellini in the Doge's Palace where they decorated the Hall of the Great Council. He is best known for 'The Legend of Saint Ursula', a cycle of nine paintings, which he executed from 1490 to 1491. In 1494, he took part in the decoration of the Scuola di San Giovanni Evangelista, after which he painted one of his most famous works, the 'Miracle of the Relic of the Cross' (1494).
- Artist Place of Death: Capodistria, Italy
- Artist Place of Birth: probably Venice, Italy
- Artist Gender: male
- Artist Dates: around 1460/65 - 1525/26
- Acquired: 1821 Purchase from the collection of the merchant Edward Solly
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