Giovanni Bellini
1430 – 1516 · aged 86
15th- and 16th-century Italian Renaissance painter (1430–1516)
- Born
- 1430 · Venice
- Died
- 1516 · Venice
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- 1430BornBorn in Venice
- 1516DiedDied in Venice
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- c. 1440Gutenberg’s printing press
- 1453Fall of Constantinople
- 1455 – 1487Wars of the Roses
- 1492Columbus reaches the Americas
Biography
Giovanni Bellini (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni belˈliːni]; Venetian: Zuane Belin ; c. 1430 – 29 December 1516) 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 his father, but now that familial generational relationship is questioned. An older brother or perhaps nephew, 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's use of clear, slow-drying oil paints had a great effect on the Venetian painting school, especially on his pupils Giorgione and Titian. The Bellini cocktail is named in his honour.
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