Picture of Vittore Carpaccio “The Savior and the Four Apostles”. The size of the picture is 70 x 68 cm, wood, oil. Venice has always been the most independent of all Italian cities. Its exceptional geographical position on the islands, at the point of intersection of many caravan routes, determined the originality of the city’s historical development, and a particular political structure and economic freedom.
Here, the traditions of Eastern Christian spirituality, the sophisticated speculation of Islam and the pagan love of antiquity converged. The painting “The Savior and the Four Apostles” is one of the artist’s early works, performed in the tradition of realistic art of the early Renaissance, it is spiritual, exudes the light of morality and calm readiness for sacrifice for the sake of the high mission of saving humanity.