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Bellini and Mantegna: Two Versions of The Presentation at the Temple

July 9, 2018 By Guy St. Clair Leave a Comment

A Fascinating Experience for the Layman In one of my favorite literary works – Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited – when the two young men arrive in Venice to visit Sebastian’s father, Lord Marchmain asks them what they want to do while they are in Venice. Charles, a budding artist, says he would like to see some …

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Filed Under: Art & Architecture, Personal History Tagged With: Bellini (Giovanni), Bellini (Jacopo), da Vinci (Leonardo), Fondazione Querini Stampalia (Venice), Gemäldegalerie (Berlin), Isaacson (Walter), Mantegna (Andrea), National Gallery (London), Waugh (Evelin)

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