BELLINI

In 1506, Albrecht Dürer said of Giovanni Bellini: He is very old, but he is certainly still the best painter of all. Probably born i n the 1530s and died well into his eighties, Bellini in his long career was constantly growing, always able to renew himself in cont act with other artists. Starting from a milieu that lived in the sunset of the International Gothic style, he crossed almost a centu ry as leader, ferrying Venetian painting to the mature Renaissance of Giorgione and Titian, always remaining faithful to himself. Th e book t...[Llegir més]