Lecture: Aging Gracefully. Restoring Carpaccio’s Saint Ursula Cycle

A lecture by Melissa Conn, Director Venice Office, Save Venice Inc.

How to best care for Carpaccio’s princess bride has occupied conservation professionals for nearly 500 years, from the first documented restoration treatment in 1521, to Save Venice’s current conservation efforts. Now housed in the Accademia Galleries, this 15th-century narrative cycle of nine canvases illustrating the story of Saint Ursula suffers from condition problems that have hindered its legibility for centuries. Updated conservation methods, aided by infrared photography have given a new look to the familiar figures of these much-loved Venetian pictures. Melissa Conn will illustrate the discoveries and results of the monumental on-going campaign dedicated to preserving the legendary Ursula, an unlikely heroine.

In collaboration with Save Venice.

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From Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò.