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Bellini
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Bel·li·ni  (b-ln)
Family of Venetian painters, including Jacopo (1400?-1470?), most of whose works have been lost, and his two sons, Gentile (1429?-1507) and Giovanni (1430?-1516). Giovanni, the most illustrious of the three, profoundly influenced the Venetian school of painting with his interest in light and color. His works include Saint Francis in Ecstasy.

Bellini, Vincenzo 1801-1835.
Italian composer whose operas include La Sonnambula and Norma (both 1831).

Bellini (Italian) [belˈlini]
n
1. (Biographies / Bellini, Giovanni (?1430-1516) M, Italian, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter) Giovanni (dʒoˈvanni). ?1430-1516, Italian painter of the Venetian school, noted for his altarpieces, landscapes, and Madonnas. His father Jacopo (?1400-70) and his brother Gentile (?1429-1507) were also painters
2. (Biographies / Bellini, Vincenzo (1801-1835) M, Italian, MUSIC: composer) Vincenzo (vinˈtʃɛntso). 1801-35, Italian composer of operas, esp La Sonnambula (1831) and Norma (1831)
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Noun1.Bellini - Italian composer of operas (1801-1835)Bellini - Italian composer of operas (1801-1835)


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His childhood notes written in Turkish using Arabic script and a letter he wrote to the Italian painter Gentile Bellini inviting him from Venice are displayed alongside a 13th-century copy of Homer's Iliad in Greek, one of the seven languages Mehmet knew.
The actual Ushak carpet that appears at the feet of the Virgin Mary in a painting by Gentile Bellini is present in the Sforza Castle exhibition, along with a reproduction of the Bellini painting, and provides a memorable experience for admirers of Italian art.
Giovanni Bellini ("Messer Zuan Bellin" in the Venetian dialect) was the son of the painter Jacopo Bellini and the younger brother of the noted painter Gentile Bellini.
 
 
 
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