My favourite paintings No. 81
Vittore Carpaccio, St. Augustine in His Studio (1502)
St. Augustine was a popular Renaissance subject, and this painting by Vittore Carpaccio is quite typical, but the detail included is intriguing (and often symbolic) but also stands out for the wonderful portrait of the sitting dog looking at St.Augustine. The composition is a guide to the sorts of objects that were typical of C16th elite lives, but is also just charming.