Gentile Bellini
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- Born
- c. 1429, Venice , Republic of Venice
- Died
- 23 February 1507, Venice , Republic of Venice
- Resting place
- Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo
- Known for
- Painter, noted for portraits and paintings of Middle Eastern scenes
- Notable work
- Sultan Mehmed II and others
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Gentile Bellini (c. 1429 – 23 February 1507) was a Venetian painter of the school of Venice. He came from Venice's leading family of painters, and, at least in the early part of his career, was more highly regarded than his younger brother Giovanni Bellini - a reversal of the situation today. From 1474, he was the official portrait artist for the Doges of Venice. In addition to his portraits, he painted a number of very large works with multitudes of figures, especially for the Scuole Grandi of Venice, wealthy confraternities that were very important in Venetian patrician social life.
In 1479, he was sent to Constantinople by the Venetian government when the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II requested an artist; he returned the next year. Thereafter, a number of his subjects were set in the East, and he is one of the founders of the Orientalist tradition in European painting. His portrait of the Sultan was also copied in paintings and prints and became known all over Europe.
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1420s births1507 deaths15th-century Italian painters15th-century people from the Republic of Venice16th-century Italian painters16th-century people from the Republic of VeniceBurials at Santi Giovanni e Paolo, VeniceItalian male paintersItalian medallistsItalian Orientalist paintersItalian Renaissance paintersMehmed II