Giovanni Bellini

At Venice Giovanni Bellini conducted art from the Byzantinism of Crivelli and the Paduan rigidity of Bartolomeo Vivarini  into the paths of Botticelli and Perugino. At first he had…more here

Benozzo Gozzoli

Benozzo Gozzoli was born in Italy in 1449. His people were impoverished tailors and cobblers.  Young Benozzo had to fight for every crust of bread in his early life. From a young age he was admired for his quick wit and…more here