Giovanni Bellini’s “St. Francis in the Desert” is regarded by many as the most beautiful painting in America. I’m with the many — although I reserve the right to nominate another ...

In 1912, Mrs. Bernard Berenson, the wife of the famed Renaissance art scholar, described Giovanni Bellini's "St. Francis in the Desert" (c. 1480) as "the most beautiful Bellini in existence ...

In his depiction of Jesus newly risen from the tomb and lifting his right hand in gentle blessing, painted around 1500, Giovanni Bellini represents Christianity’s savior as the morning dawn.

Giovanni Bellini is the undisputed father of the Venetian Renaissance, not only for the power and beauty of his oeuvre, but for the influence he exerted over subsequent generations. An exhibition ...

"In creating what was to become known as the bellini cocktail in 1948, my father was ... inspired by a painter," Cipriani writes in the book. "The 15th century Venetian painter Giovanni Bellini ...

Plus, it’s oft-repeated lore that the bellini, that staple of bottomless brunch, is named for the Italian Renaissance artist Giovanni Bellini. The bellini was invented at Harry’s Bar in Venice ...

The Madonna and Child enthroned with Saint Peter and Saint Paul and a Donor Giovanni Bellini’s magnificent Renaissance altarpiece Madonna and Child with Saints Peter and Paul comes to Norwich ...