Giovanni Bellini, like Andrea Mantegna, is considered the most significant artist of northern Italy of the XV century. The master, formed in the Late Gothic environment, discovered an unusual gift of continuous improvement of this pictorial language, which led him to a more modern harmony of form and color, and ultimately to tonal painting and classic grandiosity typical of the High Renaissance.
Bellini, known for his altar paintings, writes and divine images like this, where he manages to interpret a traditional story with a special original creative inspiration.
Related Paintings 
St. Jerome reading in nature by Giovanni Bellini 
Portrait of a man by Giovanni Bellini 
Young woman behind the toilet by Giovanni Bellini 
Madonna y el niño – Giovanni Bellini 
Madonna of the meadow by Giovanni (Giambellino) Bellini 
Madonna with the Child, Saint Catherine and Saint Ursula by Giovanni Bellini 
Greek Madonna by Giovanni Bellini 
Madonna and baby with a blessing by Giovanni Bellini
St. Jerome reading in nature by Giovanni Bellini Portrait of a man by Giovanni Bellini Young woman behind the toilet by Giovanni Bellini Madonna y el niño – Giovanni Bellini Madonna of the meadow by Giovanni (Giambellino) Bellini Madonna with the Child, Saint Catherine and Saint Ursula by Giovanni Bellini Greek Madonna by Giovanni Bellini Madonna and baby with a blessing by Giovanni Bellini