he use of space were essential characteristics in Venetian painting. Much of the art forms previous to Venetian style were based on Tuscan and Roman mannerism. However, the Venetian form rejects this, and encouraged Venetian artists to paint by seeing instead of thinking. Their "visual emotions went before the intellectual activity," and this is further seen in their paintings of the city itself.
             Venetian art origins are traced back to Jacopo Bellini (1400-1470). Known as one of the most influential gothic painters of his time, Bellini has established himself as one of the most successful Italian painters. He was trained by Gentile da Fabriano, the most influential international gothic painter in Italy. Bellini was the founder of the Venetian School of Art, and he is known for contributing to the development of the Italian Renaissance painting style. In his paintings, such as the "Madonna," he has combined the influence of Byzantine and Gothic tradition, thus establishing a precedent in art that would be followed for centuries to come. With Bellini passing his artistic talent down to his sons, Giovanni and Gentile, his "new" art style would, surely, live on. In the contribution to the Renaissance style, Jacopo Bellini experienced with linear perspective and was the first to make figures diminish in space. For the first time, the rules of perspective that were us!
             ually only applied in architectural design, were correlated in the art world. Sadly, many of his works have been destroyed, however his most famous pieces are his two books of drawing. The drawings portray a great variety of scenes, and many artists used them as models for there own personal compositions. In these books, some of his drawings included are Nativity, the Flagellation, and St. John the Baptist Preaching. However, his Crucifixion was known as his "boldest compositional experiments."
             Giovanni Bellini, s...