Glory of Saint Vitale, 1514 (oil on canvas)

Glory of Saint Vitale (Gloria di san Vitale), by Vittore Carpaccio, 1514, 16th Century, oil on canvas, 445 x 214 cm Whole artwork view. Painting inserted in an arch sustained by two pillars, representin a painted architecture with male and female figures; in the centre Saint Vitus, on horseback, keeps a glaive in his right hand; at both sides, from left to right, are the saints Jack, John the Baptist, Valeria and George, standing up; above the structure, five more characters on a terrace: Andrew, his cross upon his shoulders, and Peter; nearby, Gervaise and Protasius respectively - sons of Vitale and Valeria; the fifth character is a naked putto playing the lute and looking above; in the highest part of the altarpiece, can be seen the Virgin with Child in a half-length portrait, framed by clouds, encircled by cherubs' heads Church of San Vitale