Post by Catherine Asquith

#ARTIST: Emily Allchurch The creative process “The Lion & the Phoenix (after Carpaccio)”, (2020), is based upon Carpaccio’s “Healing of the Possessed Man” (1496), from the Accademia Gallery in Venice, and was created in March 2020, during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Carpaccio’s painting formed part of ‘The True Cross Cycle’ for the Scuola di San Giovanni Evangelista and is famed for its exquisitely rendered portrait of everyday life around the Rialto Bridge, the bustling, economic heart of Venice at the time. In Allchurch’s recreation, the left side of the composition is a photomontage of Venice, and the right side is crafted from photos of Fenghuang (Phoenix Ancient Town) in Hunan Province, often cited as the ‘Venice of the East’. Learn more about inspiration behind this extraordinary work from Emily Allchurch herself, here in this short video: http://ow.ly/iJpf50DOpNn Images: L to R Vittore Carpaccio “Miracle of the Relic of the Cross at the Ponte di Rialto”, c. 1496 (also known as “The Healing of the Madman” (Italian: “Miracolo della Croce a Rialto”) Tempera on canvas 365 x 389cm Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice Emily Allchurch “The Lion & The Phoenix (after Carpaccio)”, 2020 lightbox 103 x 108 x 5cm C-type print mounted on dibond 76 x 80cm Edition: 15 + 2 AP