Giovanni Bellini
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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
Isabella d'Este
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Isabella d'Este was the Marchioness of Mantua and one of the leading women of the Italian Renaissance as a major cultural and political figure.
Portrait of Isabella d'Este by Leonardo da Vinci (c. 1499–1500)
Ambras Miniature of Isabella, anonymous artist (16th century)
Isabella's husband, Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua
Maiolica plate from Urbino with the arms of Isabella and her late husband, c. 1524 (Victoria and Albert Museum)