This volume brings together the proceedings of the international symposium dedicated to Vittore Carpaccio (c. 1465-1525), hosted at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini on 14-15 June 2023. The symposium, promoted by the Fondazione Giorgio Cini’s Institute of Art History to coincide with the major exhibition on the artist held at the Doge’s Palace in Venice – organised by the Venice Civic Museums Foundation in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC – brought together leading specialists on Carpaccio, considered among the most original masters of the early Venetian Renaissance period.

The results are presented here along the main thematic lines explored during the event in Venice, centred on three strands of study: the figure of Carpaccio in relation to his patrons and the complex culture of his time; the material, technical and conservational issues linked to his works; and finally, the fortunes of the master in the 19th and 20th-century critical tradition. A range of readings thus offer new interpretative tools and an up-to-date look at the famous ‘painter of stories’ who managed to place the immense power of images at the heart of his narrative.