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Giovanni Bellini (born c. 1430, Venice [Italy]—died 1516, Venice) was an Italian painter who, in his work, reflected the increasing interest of the Venetian artistic milieu in the stylistic innovations and concerns of the Renaissance.
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Giovanni Bellini (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni belˈliːni]; [1] [2] c. 1430 – 29 November 1516) [3] was an Italian Renaissance painter, probably the best known of the Bellini family of Venetian painters.
- The Bellini Family
- Early Works
- Into Colour
- Altarpieces
- The Great Council of Venice
- Legacy
Giovanni Bellini was born c. 1430 CE, the son of the well-known Venetian artist Jacopo Bellini (c. 1400 - c. 1470 CE). Giovanni's elder brother was Gentile Bellini (c. 1429-1507 CE), who also became a celebrated artist. Gentile Bellini was highly successful as a court artist for Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1452-1493 CE) and Sultan Mehmed ...
Although he used some of his father's ideas from sketchbooks, Giovanni's style would eventually depart dramatically from that of his father which, in the few surviving works, is rather austere in comparison. Like other Renaissance artists, Bellini was very interested in giving his paintings a sense of depth and perspective. This can be seen in such...
Mid-career, Giovanni seems to have switched his focus to thecolore technique (aka colorito), that is using the juxtaposition of contrasting colours to define a composition. This may reflect the influence of the celebrated oil painter Antonello da Mesina (c. 1430-1479 CE) following his stay in Venice between 1475 and 1476 CE. Messina had himself bee...
Bellini produced five major altarpieces for churches from the 1470s CE to 1513 CE. These were for the Pesaro, Frari, San Giobbe, San Zaccaria and the San Giovanni Crisostomo in Venice. The central panels of these altars are in the sacra conversazione theme, that is the Virgin and Child surrounded by saints and well-wishers. Monumental pieces severa...
Despite his successes, Giovanni was still somewhat overshadowed by his brother Gentile in his own lifetime, largely because of his seniority in age. An example of this is the commission for Gentile to complete a large cycle of historical paintings for the Great Council of Venice. However, in 1479 CE Gentile was dispatched to Constantinopleon a dipl...
Always a prolific painter, Bellini kept on working into his eighties. Later masterpieces include The Drunkenness of Noah (1514 CE) and the Lady at her Toilet (1515 CE). As the famed German Renaissance painter Albrecht Dürer stated in 1506 CE, Bellini "was very old, but still the best in painting" (Hale, 47). Bellini died in Venice in 1516 CE and wa...
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Few artists in the history of painting can match the contribution of the Venetian, Giovanni Bellini. Bellini can be credited with bringing a humanistic quality to his religious and mythical scenes. He was also at the vanguard of developments in oil painting and, having dispensed of the egg and water tempera method, he used oil paints to evoke a ...
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Giovanni Bellini. Known for his superior use of oil paints to convey light and color, Giovanni Bellini was born into a famous family of painters in the Venetian Republic during the Italian Renaissance. He is best known for his breathtakingly imaginative altarpieces and portraits, though his later work is defined by close attention to landscape ...
Giovanni Bellini: Biography. Giovanni Bellini (approximately 1430–1516), the second son of Jacopo Bellini, was the greatest artist of the Venetian school and the founder of the Renaissance art in Venice. Born into the renowned family of Italian painters, Giovanni Bellini established the foundations of High Renaissance art in Venice.
Giovanni Bellini’s St. Francis in the Desert (ca. 1475–80) is one of the Frick’s most beloved works of art, but there was a time when it could not find a buyer. Explore the ups and downs of the art market through an interactive map charting the panel’s peregrinations, from quattrocento Venice to its temporary home at Frick Madison.
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