on of Jacopo, was a presiding genius of the early Renaissance (1438-1516). Giovanni was soon considered the most important teacher of his generation. Amongst his students were the famous painters Giorgione, Titian, Jacopo Vecchio, and Sebastian del Piombo. The famous Paduan painter, and brother-in-law, Andrea Mantegna, influenced him with his sculptureque figure style; "a sense for the potential eloquence of contour line; and occasional compositional ideas." However, from this style he adopted his own sense of style. Three personal components of Bellini's style, which became fundamental to the character of Venetian painting as a whole, found "expanded scope and an altered form in his painting of the 1470's." His paintings' color took "added" depth, and he explored interactions of color, light, air, and substance more fully. As a result, the distinctions between solids and space became less clear, as almost if air was flowing between them. His style!
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