Artistically educated under the patronage of his father Jacopo Bellini , his early years were developed paternal sheltered workshop , who was assistant like his brother Giovanni . Joining them worked on the decorations of the Scuola Grande di San Marco ( 1466) , and concluded with Gentile as head of the family business a few years later . A Jacopo 's death , inherited his father 's albums and served as the direction of the workshop was first born . Paternal prestige remained and was much admired in his time , although many of his works have been lost . Proof of this is the fact that the Emperor Frederick III named him eques ( knight ) and eat palatinus ( Count Palatine ) passing through Venice in 1469 , after he painted a portrait Gentile . He stood out for his narrative scenes and portraits. Since 1474 was the official portraitist of the Venice , responsible for conducting the official effigy of successive Bulldogs . Shortly after he was replaced with large canvases charge the frescoes for the Sala del Consiglio Maggior the Doge's Palace undertake Gentile da Fabriano and Pisanello seventy years earlier and were in poor condition. Between 1479 and 1481 he traveled to the court of Constantinople , as an emissary of the Republic of Venice . They also did work for Sultan Mehmed II , interested in Italian art . In the National Gallery in London houses a portrait executed by Gentile Ottoman ruler during your stay . His most famous works are the large canvases he did for the Scuola di San Giovanni Evangelista : Religious Procession of the Holy Cross (1496) , the Miracle of the Bridge of San Lorenzo (1500) and Pietro dei Ludovici Healing (1501 The Thyssen -Bornemisza Museum in Madrid has a large table with the theme of the Annunciation . He is buried in the Basilica of St. John and St. Paul of Venice , an honor and shows the enormous prestige enjoyed by the artist throughout his career , for that church was the traditional place of burial of the doges of Venice . There were numerous students and shop assistants : these include Vittore Carpaccio , Giovanni Marco Marziale and Mansueti . Gentile Bellini 's figure was significantly longer in life overshadowed by his father Jacopo , one of the first painters to use oil painting in the Venetian area and , above all, by his brother Giovanni . Gentile represents the conservative faction of the Venetian painting school , attached to tradition Quattrocento , while Giambellino and his followers mark the paths that were to follow the times , culminating in figures as soon after Giorgione and above all , Tiziano However, the work of his older brother has been revalued as a source of historical information. Indeed , we see its a reliable large official portrait paintings of Venetian society of his time .
