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
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
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
Giovanni Bellini
…household of Jacopo Bellini, formerly thought to have been his father, but now that familial generational relationship is questioned. An older brother, Gentile Bellini, was more highly regarded than Giovanni during his lifetime, but the reverse is true today. His brother-in-law was Andrea Mantegna. Giovanni Bellini…
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