The crossed influences of Giovanni Bellini at the Jacquemart-André museum

Located a few steps from the Champs-Élysées, the home of the Jacquemart-André spouses houses a thousand and one works of art and masterpieces, such as Botticelli, Van Dyck, Rembrandt, and Fragonard. In spring, the Musée Jacquemart-André honors another genius of painting by dedicating an exceptional retrospective to Giovanni Bellini (v. 1430-1516), the father of the Venetian school and an artist with "crossed influences". Through a thematic and chronological journey, decrypt a pictorial language made up of correspondences and influences. From March 3rd to July 17th, enter the plural and unique artistic language of master Bellini. This will also be an opportunity to admire works of art.s venues of prestigious institutions, from Berlin to Madrid passing through Rome, Milan, and of course Venice. Some paintings, from private collections, will be unveiled for the first time to the general public. An artist with overflowing creativity, Giovanni Bellini was born into a family of artists. He and his brother were trained in their father's workshop, the gothic painter Jacopo Bellini. The budding artist also drew inspiration from the classicism and mastery of perspective of his brother-in-law, Andrea Mantegna, which strongly influenced his work. By combining the latest trends of the time and different artistic languages, Bellini created an extraordinarily creative body of work, marked by multiple sources of inspiration. With Bellini's works as the guiding thread, the exhibition showcases the artist's journey through prestigious institutions in Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Milan, and of course, Venice. Some paintings from private collections will be revealed to the public for the first time. An artist with boundless creativity, Giovanni Bellini was born into a family of artists. He and his brother were trained in their father's workshop, the gothic painter Jacopo Bellini. The budding artist also drew inspiration from the classicism and mastery of perspective of his brother-in-law, Andrea Mantegna, which strongly influenced his work. By combining the latest trends of the time and different artistic languages, Bellini created an extraordinarily creative body of work, marked by multiple sources of inspiration.If we look at the models that inspired them to better understand the journey of the one who paved the way for an art of color and tone, which will be the hallmark of 16th century Venice. Giovanni Bellini and workshop, Virgin and Child, circa 1500, oil on wood panel, 131 x 103 cm, Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris, Photo: © Culturespaces / Studio Sébert Photographes A genius with multiple influences Once his artistic career was launched, Bellini's painting took several turns. After having...I studied the work of Donatello, his painting becomes more monumental. Subsequently, his style takes a completely different direction, he meets his "alter ego", the Sicilian painter Antonello de Messina, who introduces him to the Flemish taste for detail and the spatial constructions of artists from central Italy. Over time, his work is tinged with a new dramatic intensity by working with oil painting and is also enriched by Byzantine and Northern European inspirations. In search of modernity, Bellini turns to the thematic of younger painters such as the landscapes of Cima da Conegliano. At the end of his life, he reinvents his style once again by drawing inspiration from the works of his best students, including Giorgione and Titian, all while continuing to represent older motifs.

Giovanni Bellini, The Drunkenness of Noah, circa 1513-15, oil on canvas, 103 x 157 cm, Museum of Fine Arts and Archaeology, Besançon, Photo: © Besançon, Museum of Fine Arts and Archaeology - Photography C2RMF Thomas Clot

Giovanni Bellini, Crossed Influences
Jacquemart-André Museum
158, boulevard Haussmann - 8th
From March 3 to July 17
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