Artist: Giovanni Bellini (1430 - 1516)
Nationality: Italian
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Media: Painting
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Biography:
Giovanni Bellini painted in his father Jacopo’s workshop alongside his brother Gentile until 1470. Five years later, Giovanni adopted the new oil painting technique, brought to Venice by Antonello da Messina. His landscapes became softer, brighter, and more expressive. Around this time, Giovanni also began incorporating figures into his scenes. Once Giovanni established his own large workshop, the output included altarpieces, portraits, and Madonnas. He was an influential teacher who not only encouraged his pupils, but learned new ideas from them, notably the young Titian and Giorgione.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (100)
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Giovanni Bellini - Giovanni Emo c. 1475-1480 oil on panel transfe National Gallery of Art Italian
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Madonna and Child, ca. 1510 Workshop of Giovanni Bellini (Italian, Venetian, active by 1459, died
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Madonna and Child, probably late 1480s Giovanni Bellini (Italian, Venetian, active by 1459, died 1516)Oil
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Madonna Adoring the Sleeping Child, early 1460s Giovanni Bellini (Italian, Venetian, active by 1459, died
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The Circumcision, 1511 Workshop of Giovanni Bellini (Italian, Venetian, active by 1459, died 1516)Oil on
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Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Clare, ca. 1510 Giovanni Battista Cima (Italian, Venetian,
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Standing Turkish Man
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) The Genius of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione Etching circa 1648
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Pan (or Marsyas) and Olympus Etching 1648
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Madonna and Child with Saints Giovanni Bellini and Workshop (Italian, Venetian, active by 1459, died
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) The Festival of Pan etching 17th century
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Raising of Lazarus etching 17th century
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) The Philosopher Diogenes Searching for an Honest Man Etching 1645 - 1647
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) The Angel Arousing Joseph etching 17th century
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Man Looking to Front with Face in Shadow etching 17th century
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Young Shepherd on horseback etching 17th century
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) The Flight Into Egypt (?) Etching 17th century
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Man Looking to Front with Face in Shadow etching 17th century
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Old Bearded Man Facing Left etching 17th century
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Old Bearded Man Facing Left etching 17th century
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Old Bearded Man Facing Left etching 17th century
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Pan Seated Near a Vase Etching circa 1645
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Old Bearded Man Facing Left etching circa 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Nativity with God the Father and Angels Etching circa 1647
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Young Herdsman on Horseback Etching mid 17th century
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) The Entry Into Noah's Ark Etching circa 1650 - 1655
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Nativity with God the Father and Angels Etching circa 1647
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) The Raising of Lazarus Etching circa 1647 - 1651
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Giovanni Cesare Testa Achilles on the back of the Centaur Chiron Etching 17th century
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Discovery of the Bodies of SS. Peter and Paul Etching 17th century
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Procession of Animals and Figures pen and brown ink and black chalk 17th century
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Giovanni Bellini - Orpheus c. 1515 oil on panel transfe National Gallery of Art Italian
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Flock of Sheep Surrounding a Laden Donkey Etching late 17th century
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Laban Searching Jacob's Baggage for Rachel's Idols etching 17th century
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Circe With Companions of Ulysses Changed Into Animals Etching circa 1655
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) A Satyr Seated Beside a Statue of Priapus (Satyr Seated at the Foot of a Term) Etching circa 1645
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Beheading of Saints Red chalk and washon laid paper mounted to heavier sheet 17th century
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Portrait of a Man with Beard and Mustache, Wearing a Cap with Large Plume (Portrait of G.L. Bernini?) Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Man Holding a Large Banderole, from the series Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Man Holding a Large Banderole, from the series Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Man Holding a Large Banderole, from the series Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Recto:Laban Seeking His Idols ~Verso:Landscape r: Pen and brown ink and wash on laid paperv: Pen and brown ink 17th century
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Old Man Wearing a Fur Cap, Facing Left, from the series Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Man Wearing a Plumed Fur Cap and a Scarf, from the series Large Studies of heads in Oriental Headdress Etching late 17th century
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Old man Wearing a Turban Ornamented with Fur, Facing Right, from the series Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Bearded Man Wearing a Cap Ornamented with Fur, Facing Right, from the series, Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Old Man Wearing a Turban Ornamented with Fur, Facing Right, from the series Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Bellini - The Infant Bacchus 1505-1510 oil on panel transfe National Gallery of Art Italian
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Giovanni Bellini - Madonna and Child c. 1480-1485 oil on panel National Gallery of Art Italian
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Man with a Long Beard, Wearing a Headdress and Fur Cap, Facing Right, from the series Large Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Young Man Wearing a Fur Headdress with a Headband, Facing Right, from the series Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Man with a Mustache, Wearing a Fur Headdress, Facing Left, from the series Large Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Bellini - Portrait of a Young Man in Red c. 1480 oil and tempera on p National Gallery of Art Italian
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Giovanni Bellini - St. Francis in the Desert c. 1480 tempera and oil on c The Frick Collection Italian
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Giovanni Bellini - Madonna and Child c. 1470-75 tempera and oil on p Kimbell Art Museum Italian
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Giovanni Bellini - Christ Blessing c. 1500 tempera and oil on p Kimbell Art Museum Italian
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Giovanni Bellini - Portrait of a Young Man c. 1490 oil on panel National Gallery of Art Italian
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Giovanni Bellini - Madonna and Child 1509 oil on panel The Detroit Institute of Art Italian
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Giovanni Bellini - Madonna and Child c. 1510 oil on panel High Museum of Art Italian
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Young Man Sounding a Trumpet, Wearing a Flat Cap, from the series Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Bearded Old Man Wearing a Plumed Turban, Facing Right, from the series Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Young Man Sounding a Trumpet, Wearing a Flat Cap, from the series Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Man With a Moustache, Wearing a Fur Headdress, Facing Left, from the series Large Studies of heads in Oriental Headdress Etching late 17th century
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Bearded Old Man Wearing Shoulder-Length Headdress, Facing Right, from the series Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Copy in reverse of Man With a Long Beard, Wearing a Headdress and Fur Cap, Facing Right, from the series Large Studies of heads in Oriental Headdress Etching 17th century
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Young Woman Wearing a Plumed Turban, Facing Right, from the series Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Three Saints: Roch, Anthony Abbot, and Lucy, ca. 1513 Giovanni Battista Cima (Italian, Venetian, born
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Recto: Pastoral Landscape~Verso: Sheet of Figure, Animal and Landscape Studies r: pen and brown ink on laid paper~v: pen and brown ink circa 1647 - 1651
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Man Wearing a Small Turban Ornamented with Plumes and Ribbon, Facing Right, from the series Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Young Man with His Head Leaning Against His Shoulder, Wearing a Plumed Headdress, from the series Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Man Wearing a Small Turban Ornamented with Plumes and Ribbon, Facing Right, from the series Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Young Man with His Head Leaning Against His Shoulder, Wearing a Plumed Headdress, from the series Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Man Wearing a Small Turban Ornamented with Plumes and Ribbon, Facing Right, from the series Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Man Wearing a Small Turban and a Tie Fastened Around His Neck, Facing Left, from the series Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Man Wearing a Small Turban and a Tie Fastened Around His Neck, Facing Left, from the series Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Young Man with His Eyes Lowered, Wearing a Cap Ornamented with Plumes, Facing Right, from the series Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Young Man with His Eyes Lowered, Wearing a Cap Ornamented with Plumes, Facing Right, from the series Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Young Man with His Head Lowered,Wearing a Turban, Facing Left, from the series Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Man with a Beard and Mustache, Wearing a Tassled Headdress, Facing Left, from the series Large Studies of heads in Oriental Headdress Etching late 17th century
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Bearded Old Man With His Head Leaning Forward, Wearing a Skullcap, Facing Right, from the series Large Studies of heads in Oriental Headdress Etching late 17th century
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Bearded Old Man, with Head and Eyes Lowered,Wearing a Turban Ornamented with Fur; Other Studies, Lightly Traced, from the series Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress Etching circa 1645 - 1650
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto) Christ on the Cross Appearing to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, reverse study for the altarpiece in Santa Maria della Cella, Sampierdarena Pen and brown ink and wash on laid paper circa 1645
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Giovanni Bellini - Madonna and Child in a Landscape c. 1480-1485 oil on panel National Gallery of Art Italian
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Giovanni Bellini - Portrait of a Venetian Gentleman c. 1500 oil on panel transfe National Gallery of Art Italian
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Giovanni Bellini - Portait of Joerg Fugger 1474 Oil on panel Norton Simon Museum Italian
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Giovanni Bellini - Saint Jerome Reading 1505 oil on panel National Gallery of Art Italian
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Copied after Giovanni Bellini, Italian (Venetian), about 1430-1516 Christ Carrying the Cross 15th - early
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Giovanni Battista Falda The Fountain Above the Rustic Fountain at the Villa Aldobrandini, plate 10 from the series Le fontane delle ville di Frascati...(The fountains of the villas of Frascati...) Etching circa 1675
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Giovanni Battista Vanni Saint Surrounded by Seven Angels, after the painting by Correggio in the dome of the Parma cathedral Etching 17th century
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Francesco Zuccarelli Women with a Censer, and a Man Addressing Them, after Giovanni di S. Giovanni Etching 18th century
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Giovanni Battista Falda Fontana nella Piazza della Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore (Fountain in the Piazza of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore), pl. 9 from the series Le Fontane di Rome (Fountains of Rome) Etching 1691
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Giovanni Cesare Testa The Sacrament Administered to the Dying St. Gerome, after Domenichino Etching with engraving 17th century
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Giovanni Battista Mercati Sotto St. Gioanne epoldo (Below SS. Giovanni e Paolo), pl. 22 from the series Alcune vedute et prospettive di luoghi dishabitati di Roma (Some Views and Perspectives of the Uninhabited Places of Rome) Etching 1629
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Giovanni Battista Mercati The Baptism of Christ Etching 1627
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Giovanni Bellini - Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints and Donor 1505 oil on poplar panel Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery Italian
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Giovanni Battista Mercati [Virgin and Child and Saint?] 1626
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Giovanni Battista Mercati The Beheading of John the Baptist Etching 1626
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Giovanni Bellini - An Episode from the Life of Publius Cornelius Scipio after 1506 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art Italian
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Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi Procession of Suppliants, after Polidoro da Caravaggio from The History of Niobe Etching 17th century
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Giovanni Battista Vanni The Martyrdom of St. Placid and His Sister St. Flavia, after the painting by Correggio for the Benedictine Church of St. John in Parma etching 1638

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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Gentile Bellini and the East
The first-ever exhibition devoted to Gentile Bellini, Gentile Bellini and the East presents new findings about an important, little known period in Renaissance cultural history and Gentile's role as a painter in the court of the Ottoman sultan Meh...
Fogg Museum, Harvard: Sacred and Profane Visions from Renaissance Venice
Sacred and Profane Visions speaks to the core of the Harvard University Art Museum's unique mission, said James Cuno, the Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director of the Harvard University Art Museums. The works from our permanent collection, comp...
National Gallery: Titian
Famous throughout his lifetime (about 1487 - 1576), few individuals have had a greater influence on the development of Western painting. This exhibition brings together important loans of many of his most renowned paintings, covering all stages of...
SpecialtyArts.Com, Inc.: Online Discussion Forum: Art and Technology - A Creative Combination For Over Five Hundred Years
Even if you did not hear any of David Hockney’s lectures earlier this year, it’s not too late to find why his controversial theory on art history stirred so much attention among the art establishment. You can now go online, see artwork cited as e...
Frye Art Museum: Gary Faigin: Tradition and Contradiction
Conducting these gentle tensions is the hand of a consummate formalist. The witty contradictions are made possible, even beautiful, because they float on a harmonious grid of symmetry and are...
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art: Giorgio Morandi: The Collectors Eye
Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964) is one of Italy's best-known 20th century artists. He was born in Bologna and lived there throughout his life, except for a number of short stays ...
Palazzo Ducale: Arti and Architettura: 1900 - 2000
A utopian adventure, encroaching sometimes into “archisculpture”, whose protagonists – artists and architects from Kazimir Malevich to Vladmir Tatlin, from Antonio Sant'Elia to Giuseppe Terragni, from Ludwig Mies van der Rohe to Piet Mondrian, f...

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