Jacopo Bellini was the founder of a Venetian dynasty of artists. He was active in Venice as early as 1424; a document dating from the previous, in which he is mentioned as assistant to the Umbrian Gentile da Fabriano, refers to him as Jacopo Veneto.
c.1450. Wood. Academia, Venice, Italy.
Early 1430s. Two Panels from an Alterpiece. Tempera on wood. Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany. Read Note.
c. 1450. Wood. Louvre, Paris, France.
c. 1450. Tempera on panel. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy.
From the artist's sketchbook. Louvre, Paris, France. Read Note.
From the artist's sketchbook. Louvre, Paris, France. Read Note.
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