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Giovanni Bellini

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1
Why did Bellini favour oil paint over tempera?
To use transparent layers of saturated colour successfully
He liked strong colours
He could create realism through use of light and colour
He could paint more realistic people
2
Bellini had two famous pupils - who were they?
Titian & Pontormo
Giorgione &Bronzino
Titian & Giorgione
Giorgione & Pontormo
3
What motif is often seen in Bellini's paintings?
Corinthian columns
Byzantine & Classical architectural details
Architectural details
Classical architectural details
4
Bellini is said to be a pioneer of what?
Painting Madonna and Child scenes
Painting natural light
Oil painting techniques
Poignant paintings
5
Bellini's works have often been described as 'poignant'. What does this mean?
Human pathos
Making you feel something on an emotional level
Conflicting emotions in the painting
Pathetic
6
Bellini's brother in law was also a famous artist - what is his name?
Mantega
Mantegna
Botticelli
Giovanni
7
In later years Bellini painted;
Foreshortened compositions and portraits
Biblical stories, landscape & sculpture
Anatomy, architecture & landscape
Landscape, mythology & portraits
8
When was 'Agony in the Garden' painted?
1455
1470
1460
1465
9
Bellini studied the style of;
Northern European painters
Gothic painters
Florentine painters
Venetian painters
10
Name the work that shows Mantegna's influence
Transfiguration of Christ 1487
Crucifixion 1455
Madonna & Child 1487
The Agony in the Garden 1465
11
During his time at the Doge's palace in Venice Bellini created;
Sculpture
Oil paintings
Fresco
Alterpieces and portraits