Gentile Bellini, Procession of the True Cross in Piazza San Marco, 1496; Tempera & oil on canvas; Accademia, Venice. Gentile Bellini (c. 1429 – February 23, 1507) was an Italian painter. Born in Venice, the son of the painter Jacopo Bellini, he was christened Gentile after Jacopo's master, Gentile da Fabriano.[1] From 1474 he was the official portrait artist for the Doges of Venice.

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Gentile Bellini, Procession of the True Cross in Piazza San Marco, 1496; Tempera & oil on canvas; Accademia, Venice. Gentile Bellini (c. 1429 – February 23, 1507) was an Italian painter. Born in Venice, the son of the painter Jacopo Bellini, he was christened Gentile after Jacopo's master, Gentile da Fabriano.[1] From 1474 he was the official portrait artist for the Doges of Venice.

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