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Giovanni Bellini (c.1430-1516), Venice | Venetian
painter, is probably the best known of the Bellini
family of painters; his father was Jacopo Bellini
and his brother was Gentile Bellini.

His focus was on religious subjects, rather than
the increasing popular classical subject matter.
His work shows the influence of Andrea Mantegna,
who became his brother-in-law in 1454. His most
important contribution to art lay in his
experimentation with the use of color and
atmosphere in oil painting. He is considered to
have revolutionized Venetian painting, moving it
towards a more "sensuous and colouristic style".
Through the use of clear, slow-drying oil paints,
Giovanni created deep, rich colors and detailed
shadings. His sumptuous coloring and fluent,
atmospheric landscapes had agreat effect on
Venetian painting school, especially on his
pupils. When he died, he was chief painter to the
state of Venice.

His work includes the Altarpiece with St Vincent
Ferrar (1464), decoration of the Scuola Grande di
San Marco (1470s) in conjunction with his brother
Gentile, the portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan
(c.1501), S. Zaccaria Altarpiece (1505) and The
Feast of the Gods (c.1514) painted for the study
of Alfonso d'Este.

His most famous pupils were Giorgione and Titian.

commonscat|Giovanni Bellini

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Giovanni Bellini (c.1430-1516), Venice | Venetian
painter, is probably the best known of the Bellini
family of painters; his father was Jacopo Bellini
and his brother was Gentile Bellini.

His focus was on religious subjects, rather than
the increasing popular classical subject matter.
His work shows the influence of Andrea Mantegna,
who became his brother-in-law in 1454. His most
important contribution to art lay in his
experimentation with the use of color and
atmosphere in oil painting. He is considered to
have revolutionized Venetian painting, moving it
towards a more "sensuous and colouristic style".
Through the use of clear, slow-drying oil paints,
Giovanni created deep, rich colors and detailed
shadings. His sumptuous coloring and fluent,
atmospheric landscapes had agreat effect on
Venetian painting school, especially on his
pupils. When he died, he was chief painter to the
state of Venice.

His work includes the Altarpiece with St Vincent
Ferrar (1464), decoration of the Scuola Grande di
San Marco (1470s) in conjunction with his brother
Gentile, the portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan
(c.1501), S. Zaccaria Altarpiece (1505) and The
Feast of the Gods (c.1514) painted for the study
of Alfonso d'Este.

His most famous pupils were Giorgione and Titian.

commonscat|Giovanni Bellini