| Jacopo Bellini Painter Jacopo Bellini Follower of A. Pisanello and Gentile da Fabriano. His rare extant paintings show him to have been competent rather than outstanding, and his importance lies in his interest in the return toantiquity and the new scientific approach to the subjects of painting. Two valuable sketchbooks of his exist. Many of these sketches, which include figure studies for larger compositionsand show an interest in landscape, architecturaldesign and the problems of perspective, wereused by his sons Gentile and Giovanni and his son-in-law Mantegna. Source: The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art and Artists (World of Art) BOOK Affiliate/Advertising policy. Leonardo Book Must Read: |
