CARPACCIO, Vittore
(b. 1472, Venezia, d. 1526, Capodistria)

The Triumph of St George (detail)

1502
Tempera on canvas
Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, Venice

The lavish costumes of the inhabitants of Selene and the ornate trappings of their horses are arranged like highly colourful stage backdrops on either side of the main event.