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BELLINI, Giovanni: Pesaro Altarpiece

🖼 Pesaro Altarpiece, 1471-74
Oil on panel
262 × 240 cm
Pesaro, Italy

Soft light bathes golden architectural elements framing the Virgin and Child in serene majesty, while saints occupy harmonious lateral spaces. Bellini's innovative spatial arrangement and luminous palette established the Venetian altarpiece tradition, influencing Renaissance devotional art across Italy.

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