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Arts of Islam; Distant Perspectives: Gentille Bellini’s “Saint Mark Preaching in Alexandria”

By Jane Fitzpatrick

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Italian Renaissance artist Gentille Bellini painted a scene that transcends time, space, and traditions. “Saint Mark Preaching in Alexandria” offers a distant perspective on Islamic tradition that magnifies external historical and cultural analyses of the SWANA region.

 “Gentille Bellini’s Saint Mark Preaching in Alexandria” is the second installation of the Arts of Islam miniseries: Distant Perspectives. Follow along with the images and audio at your own pace, and explore an impossible yet inspired gathering of people and spaces.

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https://pinacotecabrera.org/en/collezione-online/opere/saint-mark-preaching-in-a-square-of-alexandria-in-egypt/