Narrative engages witty observation (hidden symbols)
Preference of triangular areas
Colors subdued by an all-over golden tone:unity and cohesiveness
Faces are delicately lit and lack emotion
Ursula, the daughter of a Christian king, was asked in marriage by the son of a great pagan king. Desiring to remain a virgin, she obtained a delay of three years. At her request she was given as companions ten young women of noble birth, and she and each of the ten were accompanied by a thousand virgins, and the whole company, embarking in eleven ships sailed for three years. When the appointed time was come, and Ursula's betrothed was about to claim her, a gale of wind carried the eleven thousand virgins far from the shores of England, and they went first by water to Cologne and thence to Basle, then by land from Basle to Rome. They finally returned to Cologne, where they were slain by the Huns in hatred of the Faith.
In 1488 the Confraternity of St Ursula in Venice commission a series of large canvases recounting the story of St Ursula, commissioning Vittore Carpaccio
Legend of St. Ursula was popular in the Middle Ages
Carpaccio drew from "The Lives of the Saints" (Legenda Aurea)
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| Arrival of English Ambassadors |
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| Departure of English Ambassadors |
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| Return of the Ambassadors |
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| Meeting of Etherius and Ursula and the Departure of the Pilgrims |
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| Arrival of Pilgrims in Cologne |
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| Martyrdom of Pilgrims and Funeral of St. Ursula |
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| Apothesis of St Ursula |
-Emily
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