Vittore Carpaccio Vittore Carpaccio was born around the year 1460 near Venice, Italy. They didn’t keep birth records then, so this date is an estimate. Vittore knew from a very young age that he wanted to be a painter when he was older. He couldn’t pay attention in school because he was always drawing or sketching on his papers. As a young man, Carpaccio was greatly influenced by two Venetian painters. These two painters …showed first 75 words of 405 total…

…showed last 75 words of 405 total…greatest artists of the early Renaissance in Europe. He may not be the greatest drawer ever, but that isn’t what makes him great. What makes him great is how he uses color in his paintings. His colors are always bright and vivid, and his lighting effects are brilliant. Bibliography Works Cited "Carpaccio, Vittore." Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia. Copyright 1994. Microsoft Corporation. Gerten, C. “Bio: Vittore Carpaccio.” 1997. Online. http://sunsite.auc.dk/cgfa /carpaccio/carpaccio_bio.htm. 3/16/00.