Early Life and Training Vittore Carpaccio, a prominent Italian painter of the Venetian school, was born in Venice around 1465. He descended from a family of fishermen and boat builders—a heritage that instilled in him an appreciation for craftsmanship and observation of nature. His artistic education began under the tutelage of Gentile Bellini, a celebrated artist of the Venetian Renaissance, whose workshop fostered a tradition of meticulous detail and narrative storytelling. This formative apprenticeship profoundly shaped Carpaccio’s future artistic endeavors, equipping him with foundational…