Vittore CarpaccioMeticulously researched and luxuriously illustrated, this volume offers a comprehensive view of Vittore Carpaccio (c. 14601526), whose work has been admired for centuries for its fantastical settings enriched with contemporary incident and detail. Capturing the sanctity and splendor of Venice at the turn of the 16th century, when the city controlled a vast maritime empire, Carpaccio combined careful observation of the urban environment with a taste