In Legend of Saint Ursula, how is the Arrival of the Pilgrims in Cologne of the Description elucidated?
This painting is dated 1490, and is the first executed by Carpaccio for the cycle. It describes the arrival of the pilgrims, accompanied by the Pope, at Cologne, then under siege by the Huns. The banners over the tower, red-white with three golden crowns, are those of the Ottoman sultan Mehmet II, the main Venetian enemy during Carpaccio's life. The three crowns allude to the lands under his rule: Asia, Trabzon and  Greece.
Huns Carpaccio Cologne Greece Asia Trabzon Ottoman Mehmet II