School of San Giorgio degli Schiavoni

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The School of San Giorgio degli Schiavoni is a building in Venice, Italy, that houses a significant collection of artworks by Vittore Carpaccio. This school was established for Slavic merchants and is known for its splendid architectural decoration and painted panels.12

Carpaccio, a prominent early Renaissance painter of the Venetian school, created a cycle of paintings for the Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni between 1502 and 1507. These works, depicting scenes from the life of Saint Jerome, are considered the climax of Carpaccio's artistic career. The school's collection of Carpaccio's works is renowned, second only to the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice.12

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The School of San Giorgio degli Schiavoni (for Slavic merchants) has the finest collection of Vittore Carpaccio’s works outside Venice’s chief gallery, the Academy of Fine Arts, whose own collection came in part from a confraternity of flagellants, the school of San Giovanni Evangelista (founded 1261).
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The School of San Giorgio degli Schiavoni (for Slavic merchants) has the finest collection of Vittore Carpaccio’s works outside Venice’s chief gallery, the Academy of Fine Arts, whose own collection came in part from a confraternity of flagellants, the school of San Giovanni Evangelista (founded 1261).
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