Carpaccio was born and lived in Venice, where he also worked. The story surrounding his training is not clear, but from his early works he showed an expansive culture, influenced by Veneto humanism and also by Ferrara, Umbrian and Tuscan and Flemish models. His name and his public fame are linked to the cycles of teleri (large paintings on canvas, which used to be the most popular mural decorations in Venice in the XV and XVI century) which he painted for the Venetian schools of Sant'Orsola (1490-95), San Giorgio degli Schiavoni (1502-07), Albanesi (1504-08) and Santo Stefano (1511-14). For the S. Orsola cycles (today located at the Accademia, Venice) and S. Giorgio (one of his most famous paintings is Saint George and the Dragon), the story is told from an incredible variety of narrative perspectives and with an intense sensitivity for colour and colour combinations. Less fortunate is the cycle of the Albanesi school. Some episodes of the S. Stefano cycle, on the other hand, are part of the greatest works of the painter. In 1507 he started a partnership with Giovanni Bellini (in 1496 he had worked with Gentile Bellini on the cycle for the S. Giovanni Evangelista school) on a cycle of historical paintings for the Doge’s Palace Council Chamber, but everything was burned down by the fire of 1577. The last stage of his production was marked by a fast decline, maybe due to the deep transformation that Venice painting and culture were experiencing. Other memorable works include: Portrait of a Knight (Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Madrid), Two Venetian Ladies (Museo Correr, Venice), Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice).