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  • Gentile was a competent and meticulous painter, and ran the Bellini family workshop, but he was overshadowed by his more gifted and innovative brother Giovanni.
  • Biography.

    • Gentile Bellini

    Italian artist and sculptor
    Date of Birth: 01.01.1429
    Country: Italy

    Content:
    1. Gentil Bellini: Venetian Artist, Historian, and Diplomat
    2. Collaborative Works and Early Success
    3. The Constantinople Mission and Oriental Influence
    4. Civic Commissions and Genre-Historical Paintings
    5. Artistic Analysis and Influence
    6. Portraits of Sultan Mehmed II
    7. Legacy and Impact

    Gentil Bellini: Venetian Artist, Historian, and Diplomat

    Early Life and Training

    Gentil Bellini, born around 1429 in Venice, was the son of renowned artist Jacopo Bellini and the older brother of Giovanni Bellini.

    His artistic training likely occurred under his father's guidance, but details of his youth and early career remain obscure.

    Collaborative Works and Early Success

    In 1460, Gentil collaborated with his father and brother on the altarpiece for the Basilica of Saint Anthony in Padua.

    By 1466, he had completed the decoration of the Scuola San Marco, a project initiated but left unfinish