The Vivarini and Bellini families were the two major dynasties of 15th-century painters in the city, and the Vivarini, though in the end more conservative, were initially the first to embrace styles from the south.

Venetian painting in the 16th century Paolo Veronese, The Dream of Saint Helena , c. 1570, oil on canvas, 197.5 x 115.6 cm (The National Gallery, London) Over the next century Venetian painters pursued innovative compositional approaches, like asymmetry, and they introduced new subjects, such as landscapes and female nudes.

The influence of Venetian art did not cease at the end of the Renaissance period. Its practices persisted through the works of art critics and artists proliferating its prominence around Europe to the 19th century. [1] Tintoretto, Miracle of the Slave, 1548

Nov 8, 2011 · Art in Renaissance Venice, 1400–1515: Paintings and Drawings from the Museum’s Collections, a new installation beginning November 8, features 24 paintings and 20 drawings by celebrated artists active in Venice from the late 14th century to the beginning of the 16th century.

Venetian painters, beginning with Bellini and Giorgione, adopted a uniquely intuitive, even poetic approach to nature. The human figure also attracted new attention. For the first time since antiquity, artists painted and sculpted large-scale nudes; some, including Castagno, at times adopted poses taken from classical statues. And in ...

With around 210 works, the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen possesses an important collection of Venetian paintings from the 15th and 16th centuries, including major works by Titian and Tintoretto.

Oct 16, 2019 · The most important artists of the Venetian schools were the Bellini and Vivarini families, as mentioned. They got the ball rolling. Andrea Mantegna (1431–1506), from nearby Padua was also an influential member of the Venetian School during the 15th century.

In the late 15th century, painting in Venice traveled much the same paths toward the High Renaissance as in Florence, while still maintaining a purely Venetian flavour.

Dec 2, 2024 · From Bellini to Tintoretto, explore the most pioneering painters of the Venetian Renaissance across the 15th and 16th centuries.

Nov 14, 2022 · His father and brother were prominent early Renaissance artists in Venice. At the start of the 15th century, Venice fortified her status by seizing control of the nearby cities of Verona, Padua, and Vicenza, as well as establishing strong trading ties with Mantua and Milan.