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

Crucifixion and Apotheosis of the Ten Thousand Martyrs

1515
Oil on canvas
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice

This is one of the last works entirely by Carpaccio. The painting divides critics: some see it as little more than a virtuoso exercise, while other praise it for its great breadth and spectacular effects.