Pietà
Giovanni Bellini · 1505
Why it's great
Mary holds the lifeless Christ, with a calm sky and a glowing landscape behind them. Giovanni Bellini painted it in about 1505, and the stone-gray tones and soft light make the sorrow feel still and quiet.
Where to see it
📍 Gallerie dell'Accademia - room V Giovanni Bellini
Hang it on your wall
Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
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Giovanni Bellini was a Venetian painter, born in Venice around 1430 into a family of painters. He was the teacher of Giorgione and Titian and led Venetian painting into the High Renaissance with his glowing colors and quiet, thoughtful Madonnas. He worked in Venice all his life and died there in 1516.
