{"product_id":"giovanni-bellini-landscapes-of-faith-in-renaissance-venice","title":"Giovanni Bellini: Landscapes of Faith in Renaissance Venice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdited by Davide Gasparotto \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraised by Albrecht Dürer as being “the best in painting,” Giovanni Bellini (ca. 1430–1516) is unquestionably the supreme Venetian painter of the quattrocento and one of the greatest Italian artists of all time. His landscapes assume a prominence unseen in Western art since classical antiquity. Drawing from a selection of masterpieces that span Bellini's long and successful career, this exhibition catalogue focuses on the main function of landscape in his oeuvre: to enhance the meditational nature of paintings intended for the private devotion of intellectually sophisticated, elite patrons. The subtle doctrinal content of Bellini’s work—the isolated crucifix in a landscape, the “sacred conversation,” the image of Saint Jerome in the wilderness—is always infused with his instinct for natural representation, resulting in extremely personal interpretations of religious subjects immersed in landscapes where the real and the symbolic are inextricably intertwined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume includes a biography of the artist, essays by leading authorities in the field explicating the themes of the J. Paul Getty Museum’s exhibition, and detailed discussions and glorious reproductions of the twelve works in the show, including their history and provenance, function, iconography, chronology, and style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished to accompany an exhibition on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center October 10, 2017 through January 14, 2018.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavide Gasparotto is senior curator in the Department of Paintings at the J. Paul Getty Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The texts in this volume have been prepared with careful scholarship. . . . Inspiring new insights are conveyed. The illustrations, including many wonderful details, are of outstanding quality.”\u003cbr\u003e—Brigit Blass-Simmen, \u003cem\u003eRenaissance Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“One of the year's best museum shows.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e148 pages \u003cbr\u003e9 x 11 inches\u003cbr\u003e65 color and 1 b\/w illustrations\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-1-60606-531-0 \u003cbr\u003ehardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetty Publications\u003cbr\u003eImprint: J. Paul Getty Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GETTY TRUST PUBLICATIONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50820167106699,"sku":"dcc1792579425153","price":25.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/5872\/7051\/files\/giovanni-bellini-landscapes-of-faith-in-renaissance-venice_1.jpg?v=1792579429","url":"https:\/\/steporadesign.shop\/products\/giovanni-bellini-landscapes-of-faith-in-renaissance-venice","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}