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Judith Martin | 03/25/2009 11:00 pm

Judith Martin on Gentile Bellini

By Judith Martin

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In response to: Rembrandt? Picasso? O'Keeffe? Tell us: Who is your favorite artist?

Judith Martin

Tintoretto, for his magnificence; Giorgione, runner-up, for his. But when I am in a gossipy mood, I like to hang out with Gentile Bellini — nowhere near their class, not even the best painter in his immediate family — because he is so cleverly anecdotal.

Read more about: Art, Artist, Arts, Culture, Gentile Bellini, Giorgione, Painter, Tintoretto

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Yes Giorgione—his Sleeping Venus is exquisite and as I’ve stated below, his La Tempesta moves my heart in inexpressible ways.

By f p on 03/27/2009 2:00 pm

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