10-04 Giovanni Bellini and Andrea Mantegna

Giovanni Bellini (c. 1430-1516) and Andrea Mantegna (c. 1432-1506) were born just a year apart but with very different backgrounds. However, his artistic genius led to Mantegna's marriage to Nicosia Bellini and the two artists were then related by marriage and worked closely together but in different styles.
Bellini was a restrained person who produced emotional art and Mantegna was an emotional person who produced restrained art. Bellini ran the family's large workshop in Venice and Giorgione and Titian were both apprentices in his workshop. Titian went on to became the leading artist in Venice eclipsing Bellini's fame.
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