Bellini family

Bellini family
Family of Italian artists.

Jacopo Bellini (с 1400–70/71) was trained under Gentile da Fabriano, and by с 1440 he had a thriving studio in Venice. More important than his paintings are his two surviving sketchbooks, which contain nearly 300 drawings. He was the father-in-law of Andrea Mantegna. His son Gentile Bellini (с 1429–1507) inherited his father's sketchbooks and took over as head of the studio. His most important extant works are two huge canvases, Procession of the Relic of the True Cross (1496) and Miracle at the Bridge of San Lorenzo (1500), depicting scenes of contemporary Venetian life. Gentile's brother Giovanni Bellini (called Giambellino, с 1430–1516) was the greatest and most prolific artist of the family. He transformed Venice into a Renaissance centre rivaling Florence and Rome. Giovanni was an early master of oil painting. Primarily a religious painter, he also excelled at portraits, of which Doge Leonardo Loredan (с 1501) is his best known. Titian and Giorgione were probably trained in his workshop. See also Venetian school.

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  • Bellini family — /bəˈlini/ (say buh leenee) noun a family of Venetian painters of the Renaissance. 1. Jacopo /ˈjakəpoʊ/ (say yahkuhpoh), 1400–70, father and early teacher of Gentile and Giovanni. 2. Gentile /ˈdʒɛntileɪ/ (say jenteelay), c. 1429–1507, best known… …  

  • family — /fam euh lee, fam lee/, n., pl. families, adj. n. 1. parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not. 2. the children of one person or one couple collectively: We want a large family. 3. the spouse and children …   Universalium

  • Bellini — may refer to:*Bellini (cocktail), an alcoholic beverage *A family of Italian painters, the most famous of which is Giovanni Bellini (c.1430/1516). His father was Jacopo Bellini and his brother was Gentile Bellini. *Filippo Bellini, an Italian… …   Wikipedia

  • Bellini — • Giacomo (Jacopo) Bellini, father of Gentile and Giovanni Bellini. Teacher of his sons who were the chief founders of the Venetian school of painting Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Bellini     Bellini …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Bellini —    Family of Venetian artists whose works influenced the emergence of a distinctive Venetian Renaissance style of painting. Jacopo (ca. 1400 1470) studied with Gentile da Fabriano (ca. 1370 ca. 1427), a talented painter who worked in a late… …   Historical Dictionary of Renaissance

  • Bellini, Giovanni — ▪ Italian painter born c. 1430, Venice [Italy] died 1516, Venice  Italian painter who, in his work, reflects the increasing interest of the Venetian artistic milieu in the stylistic innovations and concerns of the Renaissance. Although the… …   Universalium

  • Bellini, Vincenzo — born Nov. 3, 1801, Catania, Sicily died Sept. 23, 1835, Puteaux, France Italian composer. Born into a musical family, he was educated at the Naples Conservatory. He wrote his first opera at age 24 and went on to complete nine more before his… …   Universalium

  • Bellini — n. family name; Gentile Bellini (1427? 1507), Venetian painter; Giovanni Bellini (c1430 1516), Venetian Renaissance painter, teacher of Titian and Giorgione, creator of The Agony in the Garden and Lamentation Over the Body of Christ ; Jacopo… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Bellini, Gentile — ▪ Italian painter born c. 1429, Venice [Italy] buried Feb. 23, 1507, Venice    Italian painter, member of the founding family of the Venetian school of Renaissance painting, best known for his portraiture and his scenes of Venice.       Gentile… …   Universalium

  • Bellini — I. noun Etymology: probably from Giovanni Bellini died 1516 Venetian painter Date: 1980 a cocktail of champagne and usually peach juice II. biographical name family of Venetian painters including: Jacopo circa 1400 circa 1470 and his sons Gentile …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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