Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Presentazione al Tempio (Presentation in the Temple) c.1454 Tempera on wood, 77.1 x 94.4 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The Presentation of Christ in the Temple is narrated in the Gospel of Saint Luke (2:21–39). Soon after his birth, Jesus was…
Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Allegoria sacra (Sacred Allegory) c.1490–1500 Oil on wood panel, 73 x 119 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze One of the most enigmatic and fascinating works of the Italian Renaissance, this painting by Bellini shows the Madonna seated on…
Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Santi Cristoforo, Girolamo e Ludovico di Tolosa (Sts Christopher, Jerome and Louis of Toulouse) 1513 Oil on panel, 300 x 185 cm San Giovanni Crisostomo, Venezia
Founded: 1080 Destroyed by fire: 1475 Rebuilt: 1497 Completed: 1525 Location: Salizada San Giovanni Crisostomo 5889, 30131 Venezia, Italia Works of Art: • Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516): Santi Cristoforo, Girolamo e Ludovico di Tolosa (1513) See also: • Churches | Venezia (Italia)
Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Madonna del Prato (Madonna of the Meadow) c.1500–1505 Oil on synthetic panel, transferred from wood, 66.5 × 85.1 cm National Gallery, London The Virgin Mary adores the Christ Child sleeping on her lap. Giovanni Bellini was one of…
Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Madonna in trono col Bambino e santi (San Zaccaria Altarpiece) 1505 Oil on canvas transferred from wood, 402 x 273 cm San Zaccaria, Venezia
First built: 9th century Rebuilt: 1444 Finished: 1515 Location: Campo San Zaccaria, 4693, 30122 Venezia, Italia Works of Art: • Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516): Madonna in trono col Bambino e santi (1505) See also: • Churches | Venezia (Italia)
Dogi: • Faliero, Marino (1274-1355) • Loredan, Leonardo (1501-1521) • Loredan, Pietro (1482-1570) • Mocenigo, Alvise I (1570-1577) Museums: • Fondazione Querini Stampalia: Santa Maria Formosa, Castello 5252, 30122 Venezia • Gallerie dell’Accademia: Campo della Carità, Dorsoduro 1050, Venezia • Museo Correr: Piazza San Marco 52, 30124…
Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Doge Leonardo Loredan 1501–1502 Oil on poplar, 61.4 x 44.5 cm National Gallery, London Leonardo Loredan knows that he is being looked at, but he does not return our gaze. He is the doge, the ruler of the…
Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) San Francesco in estasi (St Francis in Ecstasy) c.1475–1480 Oil on panel, 124.1 × 140.5 cm Frick Collection, New York Details of Giovanni Bellini’s birth and early life remain largely unknown. He grew up in Venice, his likely…