Giovanni Bellini

Giovanni Bellini is a Venetian Renaissance painter, founding figure of the Venetian school and master of the transition between late Gothic style and the High Renaissance. His revolutionary work, characterized by crystalline luminosity, subtle mastery of oil color, and profound spirituality, transforms Venetian painting through his sacred altarpieces, serene Madonnas, and poetic landscapes bathed in light. Teacher of Giorgione and Titian, he establishes the foundations of Venetian colorism and durably influences Renaissance art through his ability to fuse chromatic harmony and contemplative emotion.