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
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

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

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.
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