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Giovanni Bellini

By: Gracey and Bella

Background
Most important painter active in Venice in the late 15th
century
1430-1516
Taught Giorgione and Titian to the point where they outdid
their teacher
Worked in his fathers workshop with his brother Gentile
A while after his death, some of his best work was destroyed in
church fire

Painting

Agony in the Garden


1465

Painting

Dead Christ Supported by Angels


1460

Painting
Feast of the Gods
1514
(later finished by
Titian after Bellinis
death)

Painting
The Crucifixion
1460

Evaluation

Technical aspects/techniques used


Hazy warm light
Realistic landscapes
Used tempora art at first and later used oil paints
Known for
Religious figures/gods - bible continuously inspired him
Realistic landscapes
Harmony of light, color, and mood
Focal point
Most earlier paintings= focal point was Christ
More than one focal point due to more than one character
In later pieces
Realism
Later paintings= realistic scene/situation
Depth
A lot in all of his paintings

Accomplishments

Considered to be the Father of Venetian Renaissance Art

Painted hundreds of pieces, only 300 survived after the fire

Traveled many places to work with others

Worked/taught with Titian and Giorgione

Two artist who later surpassed his abilities

Donatello
(1386-1466)

Why

Influenced by other Renaissance artists

Donatello, Antonello de Messina

First influence was his father who also an


artist- Jacopo Bellini

Mantegna his brother in law influenced


his early stages

He wanted to show his use of realism


and perspective on christ

Why Famous?

Allowed Venice to equal Florence


and Rome as for Art technique
and difficulty

He was able to combine


landscape, scenery, and portraits
all to make the audience feel
emotions

Influences/Why Renaissance

He is known for his realistic landscapes and effects on


mood
Makes the audience feel a certain way
Known for his superior use of oil paints
to convey light and color
Bellini's work from his later years is said to have
defined a stylistic transition into the Italian High
Renaissance
a time marked by unparalleled artistic creativity
Ex. Madonna of the Meadow
revered for the serene faces of their
subjects, light effects and religious
sentiment

Madonna of the Meadow


1506

Humanism

All artwork displays humans in a


landscape
You can see the emotions the faces
of the people
Human interactions are shown in
some paintings were groups of
people came together
The main focus points are the
people within the paintings
Transfiguration of Christ
1460

Like or Dislike?

Like
Use of realism
Depth
Combination of light, color, and mood
Use of outdoor scenery
Use of religious figures
Use of several individuals in one painting
More than one focal point
In later pieces of artwork

Work Cited

"Bellini, Giovanni" Encyclopedia Britannica, 1985, vol. 2, pp. 76-78.


Canaday, John. The Lives of the Painters vol.1. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.,1969, pp. 174-175, 177.
Canaday, John. The Lives of the Painters vol.4. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.,1969, Plate 65.
Chase, Alice E. Famous Paintings. New York, Platt & Munk, p. 37.
"Giovanni Bellini." Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 2 May. 2016<http://www.
encyclopedia.com>.
"Giovanni Bellini". Encyclopdia Britannica. Encyclopdia Britannica Online. Encyclopdia Britannica Inc., 2016.
Web. 02 May. 2016

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