Art, literature & historyGiovanni Bellini
1430–1516
Selected artwork
Madonna and Child
late 1480s
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Other names (96)
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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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Influenced by
- Jacopo Bellinieditorial inference
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Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Jacopo Bellinieditorial inference
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The museum describes his father’s role in shaping Bellini’s development. The cited scholarly interpretation was read; it is not labelled a scholarly consensus.
- Andrea Mantegnaeditorial inference
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The museum identifies Mantegna’s influence in Bellini’s early works. The cited scholarly interpretation was read; it is not labelled a scholarly consensus.
Later influence
- Palma Vecchioeditorial inference
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Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Andrea Previtalieditorial inference
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Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Antonello da Messinaeditorial inference
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Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Lorenzo Lottoeditorial inference
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Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Titianeditorial inference
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Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Albrecht Dürereditorial inference
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Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- James Tissoteditorial inference
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Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified.
- Bartolomeo Montagnaeditorial inference
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Stylistic influence is asserted; possible workshop membership is not treated as established. Source spelling Vivarni reconciled to Alvise Vivarini; personal apprenticeship not asserted. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Mikhail Vrubeleditorial inference
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Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Bartolomeo Venetoeditorial inference
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Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Giorgioneeditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
Artworks by year
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Giovanni Bellini. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- National Gallery of Art9 recorded works
- National Gallery3 recorded works
- Musée du Louvre2 recorded works
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art2 recorded works
- Frick Collection, New York City, NY, US1 recorded work
- Galleria d'Arte Moderna1 recorded work
- Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie1 recorded work
- musée de la Chartreuse — Douai1 recorded work
- musée des beaux-arts et d'archéologie — Besançon1 recorded work
- Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza1 recorded work
- Museo Poldi Pezzoli1 recorded work
- Pinacoteca di Brera1 recorded work
- The Courtauld Gallery1 recorded work
- The Nivaagaard Collection1 recorded work
Sources 11
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Austrian museum collections: independent authority research
- National Gallery of Art
- Museum authority country review
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Museum authority country review
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Expanded artwork research — official museum evidence
- Austrian museum collections: independent authority research
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Louvre painter identity and WikiArt profile links