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
The Portrait of Mehmet II is a painting by the Venetian artist Gentile Bellini, depicting the Ottoman sultan, Mehmet the Conqueror, now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. It was painted in 148
Gentile Bellini
…year. Thereafter, a number of his subjects were set in the East, and he is one of the founders of the Orientalist tradition in European painting. His portrait of the Sultan was also copied in paintings and prints and became known all over Europe. Gentile was born into the leading family of painters in Venice. His father…
Sultan Mehmed II The Conqueror
Gentile bellini, medaglia di maometto II, sultano turco, 1480, 02 tre corone
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