Who painted “Saint Francis in the Desert”?

“Saint Francis in the Desert” was painted by Giovanni Bellini in 1480. Where to see it: Frick Collection.

What to look for

Giovanni Bellini: serene Madonnas and saints in soft, warm Venetian light and gentle landscapes, colour glowing rather than outlined.

Giovanni Bellini (c. 1430 – 29 December 1516) was an Italian Renaissance painter, probably the best known of the Bellini family of Venetian painters. He was raised in the household of Jacopo Bellini, formerly thought to have been his father, but now that familial generational relationship is questioned. Wikipedia

Test yourself: a round on Giovanni Bellini

More by Giovanni Bellini

“Naked Young Woman in Front of the Mirror”, 1515
“Madonna del Prato”, 1500–1505
“Holy Allegory”, 1490s
“Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan”, 1501–1502
“Madonna of the Red Cherubim”, 1485
“Madonna of the Small Trees”, 1487
“Madonna with the Child”, 1460
“Drunkenness of Noah”, 1515