The Meditation on the Passion

Artist
Vittore Carpaccio
Year
ca. 1490
Medium
Oil and tempera on wood

The Meditation on the Passion is an enigmatic painting by Vittore Carpaccio, a master of the Venetian school. The work depicts a desolate landscape with saints meditating on the instruments of the Passion, combining detailed naturalism with deep spiritual contemplation characteristic of late fifteenth-century Venetian painting.