Giovanni Bellini may not be as famous as Michelangelo but none the renaissance renaissance man. Born in 1430 Venice to Anna Riversie and Jacopo Bellini. Giovanni had two brothers accompanying him Gentile Bellini and brother in law Andrea Mantaga. Growing up into a man not knowing he was to be called the most influential ventenian artist. Up to the age of thirty Giovanni created religious paintings with a painting method called the Tempera method. The method is used to soften the scene by using the glamorous colors of the sunrise.You can see this style in many of his works such as Agony in the garden and Madonna of the meadow. Most of his works up to 1470 are linked to Andrea his brother in law. Giovanni also did