Italian
c1429-1507
Gentile Bellini Gallery
(b Venice, ?1429; d Venice, 23 Feb 1507). Painter and draughtsman, son of (1) Jacopo Bellini. An official painter of the Venetian Republic, he was a dominant figure in Venetian art for several decades in the latter half of the 15th century, known particularly for portraits and large narrative paintings in which the city and its inhabitants are depicted in great detail. Related Paintings of Gentile Bellini :. | Sultan Mehmed II | Portrait of a Young Man | Madonna of the Trees | Christ Blessing | Detail of Pala di San Zaccaria | Related Artists: Leo Gausson French, 1860-1944 Jonas Akerstrom Swedish, 1759-1795 Mellen, Mary Blood American Painter, 1817-1882