BELLINI AND THE EAST
by CAROLINE CAMPBELL, Caroline Campbell, Alan Chong, Deborah Howard, J. Michael Rogers

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This book shows how Islamic and Byzantine objects came to be shown in Venetian painting, and discusses Gentile Bellini's visit to the court of Mehmet II (1432-1481).
Islamic influencesItalian PaintingCivilizationByzantine influencesExhibition catalogues and specific collectionsRenaissance artEuropeanArtArt & Art InstructionCriticismGeneralHistory - Renaissance