Lecture: Aging Gracefully. Restoring Carpaccio’s Saint Ursula Cycle
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò (NYU) 24 West 12th Street, New York CityA 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…