Contarini Madonna is formed by a soft landscape, with hills and a city with towers. Contarini Madonna The Contarini Madonna (Italian: "Madonna Contarini") is an oil painting by the Italian Renaissance master Giovanni Bellini, dating from c. 1475-1480 now in the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice. The painting shows the Madonna holding Jesus who stands on a parapet in the foreground. Below is a cartouche with the artist's signature, " IOANNES BELLINVS". The blessing Child has similar features to that in the San Giobbe Altarpiece, dating to the same decade or a few years later. His icon-like staring appearance recalls the Byzantine painting,
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