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Predica di San Marco in una piazza di Alessandria d'Egitto
The huge canvas adorned the reception room of the Scuola Grande di San Marco in Venice, one of the city’s most prestigious and powerful confraternities. It was commissioned from Gentile Bellini in 1504 but was left incomplete on the death of the artist in 1507. We do not know what stage the picture had reached, but it was finished by his brother Giovanni, who was requested to do so in Gentile’s wi…
Creator
- Gentile Bellini
- Gentile Bellini
Subject
- Mark preaching in the square of Alexandria, Egypt
- St. Mark preaching at Alexandria
Type of item
- Renaissance
Medium
- Oil on canvas
- oil paint (paint)
Creator
- Gentile Bellini
- Gentile Bellini
Subject
- Mark preaching in the square of Alexandria, Egypt
- St. Mark preaching at Alexandria
Type of item
- Renaissance
Medium
- Oil on canvas
- oil paint (paint)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Creation date
- 1504-1507
- 1504/1507
- 1504/1507
Current location
- Pinacoteca di Brera
Identifier
- IT_280_002
Extent
- cm 347 × 770
Providing country
- Italy
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-03-01T13:06:19.408Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2023-03-02T18:13:28.401Z