Gentile Bellini was a Venetian painter of the school of Venice. He came from Venice's leading family of painters, and, at least in the early part of his career, was more highly regarded than his young
Gentile Bellini, Self-portrait, 1496. Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin (KdZ 5170)
Sultan Mehmed II, 1480; oil on canvas; National Gallery, London
Gentile and Giovanni Bellini, St. Mark Preaching in Alexandria, 1504–7; oil on canvas; Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
Doge Giovanni Mocenigo, c. 1478; Tempera on panel; Museo Correr, Venice
Giovanni Bellini was an Italian Renaissance painter, probably the best known of the Bellini family of Venetian painters. He was raised in the household of Jacopo Bellini, formerly thought to have been
Gentile Bellini
…He came from Venice's leading family of painters, and, at least in the early part of his career, was more highly regarded than his younger brother Giovanni Bellini - a reversal of the situation today. From 1474, he was the official portrait artist for the Doges of Venice. In addition to his portraits, he painted…
Presumed self-portrait, c. 1500, Musei Capitolini (Rome)
St. Jerome in the Desert, c. 1455; Tempera on panel; Barber Institute, Birmingham
Christ Blessing, 1500; Tempera, oil, and gold on panel, Kimbell Art Museum, Texas
Madonna and Child with the Infant St. John the Baptist, c. 1480; oil; Indianapolis Museum of Art