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

Two Venetian Ladies (detail)

c. 1510
Oil on wood
Museo Correr, Venice

The nobility of the women is denoted by the family crest on the vase on the left of the picture. The two turtle-doves next to the vase are well-known symbols of chastity. The peahen is a symbol of conjugal concord.