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One Hundred Great Paintings

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on BBC Two England

This week's theme:• Story-telling
Carpaccio (1490-1526)
"Miracle of the True Cross" at the Academy of Fine Arts, Venice
In 1369 Venice acquired what was said to be a fragment of the cross on which Christ died. Inevitably, miracles were attributed to this relic and these were depicted by Venetian artists. Carpaccio relegates the miracle, the healing of a man who suffered from fits, to a background detail in a magnificent portrayal of Venice.
Written and narrated by Alistair Smith
(Tomorrow: Rubens - "Mercury and Argus")

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Written and narrated by:
Alistair Smith
Director:
Denis Moriarty
Source: Radio Times

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