Procession in St. Mark's Square
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Title
Procession in St. Mark's Square
Description
Gentile Bellini painted the famous painting, Procession in Piazza San Marco. Gentile was born in a well-known family for art in Venice. His father was a painter, both he and his bother was inspired and took lesson under his father, Jacopo Bellini. [1] Gentile's painting mainly focused on possessions and scenes of daily life. He is also known for the Doges' official portrait artist and produced some of the most quality arts. Unfortunately, the fire that destroyed the Doge's Palace took away many of his works. [1]
Although the name of this painting is called " The Procession of St. Marks,", the artwork draws most of our attention to the various details throughout the painting. When we first look at the painting, we will notice the crowds on the reddish bricks. The massive details the Bellini gives each person is incredible, from each person's articles of clothing to their body gesture. Almost every person he painted is unique to themselves. He focused on not only the people but also the buildings. The building that would first come to our eyes is the St. Marks Basilica. Under Bellini's brush stoke, he clearly presented every tile and marble to our eyes and how the sunlight reflects, especially on the green dome. Bellini further enhances the three-dimensional perspective by emphasizing the structure and alignment of the buildings to achieve a realistic effect and capture the moment in time back in the Renaissance age.
[1] Kuiper, Kathleen. The 100 Most Influential Painters & Sculptors of the Renaissance. Britannica Educational Publishing, 2010.
Although the name of this painting is called " The Procession of St. Marks,", the artwork draws most of our attention to the various details throughout the painting. When we first look at the painting, we will notice the crowds on the reddish bricks. The massive details the Bellini gives each person is incredible, from each person's articles of clothing to their body gesture. Almost every person he painted is unique to themselves. He focused on not only the people but also the buildings. The building that would first come to our eyes is the St. Marks Basilica. Under Bellini's brush stoke, he clearly presented every tile and marble to our eyes and how the sunlight reflects, especially on the green dome. Bellini further enhances the three-dimensional perspective by emphasizing the structure and alignment of the buildings to achieve a realistic effect and capture the moment in time back in the Renaissance age.
[1] Kuiper, Kathleen. The 100 Most Influential Painters & Sculptors of the Renaissance. Britannica Educational Publishing, 2010.
Creator
Gentile Bellini
Source
Rodini, E. (1998), Describing Narrative in Gentile Bellini’s Procession in Piazza San Marco. Art History, 21: 26-44. doi:10.1111/1467-8365.00091
COLE, ALPHAEUS P. "DEVELOPMENT OF REALISM IN VENETIAN ART." The American Magazine of Art 20, no. 10 (1929): 571-83. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23931226.
Oonops. “Mheu, Historical Museum of the Urban Environment.” Procession of the True Cross Piazza San Marco, Venice | Musée historique de l'environnement urbain", 2009. Accessed September 12, 2020. http://www.mheu.org/en/timeline/procession-cross-piazza-san-marco.htm.
Kren, Emil, and Daniel Marx. “Procession in Piazza San Marco.” Procession in Piazza San Marco by BELLINI, Gentile, 2007. Accessed September 12, 2020. https://www.wga.hu/html_m/b/bellini/gentile/miracl1.html.
Kuiper, Kathleen. The 100 Most Influential Painters & Sculptors of the Renaissance. Britannica Educational Publishing, 2010.
COLE, ALPHAEUS P. "DEVELOPMENT OF REALISM IN VENETIAN ART." The American Magazine of Art 20, no. 10 (1929): 571-83. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23931226.
Oonops. “Mheu, Historical Museum of the Urban Environment.” Procession of the True Cross Piazza San Marco, Venice | Musée historique de l'environnement urbain", 2009. Accessed September 12, 2020. http://www.mheu.org/en/timeline/procession-cross-piazza-san-marco.htm.
Kren, Emil, and Daniel Marx. “Procession in Piazza San Marco.” Procession in Piazza San Marco by BELLINI, Gentile, 2007. Accessed September 12, 2020. https://www.wga.hu/html_m/b/bellini/gentile/miracl1.html.
Kuiper, Kathleen. The 100 Most Influential Painters & Sculptors of the Renaissance. Britannica Educational Publishing, 2010.
Publisher
Created by Emil Krén and Daniel Marx
Date
1496
Contributor
Emily Song
Rights
© Web Gallery of Art, use for educational purpose only
Format
Tempera and oil on canvas, 367 x 745 cm
Type
Painting
Coverage
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice
Files
Citation
Gentile Bellini, “Procession in St. Mark's Square,” ARTHIST 89S - Visual Culture of Venice - Fall 2020, accessed October 22, 2026, https://venice.dahvc.org/fall-2020/items/show/38.