Miracle of the Holy Cross at the Rialto Bridge
Vittore Carpaccio · 1494
Why it's great
A crowd of people in Venice stands on balconies and gondolas around the old wooden Rialto Bridge, where a miracle is happening. Vittore Carpaccio painted it in about 1494, and it shows what the city looked like at the time.
Where to see it
📍 Gallerie dell'AccademiaVenezia-Murano-Burano, Italy
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Vittore Carpaccio was a Venetian painter born in about 1465. He painted large story pictures filled with details of Venetian life, such as boats, bridges, clothes and animals. He died in about 1520.
