Sermon of St. Mark in Alexandria (1507 Bellini / Bellini), art

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Sermon of St. Mark in Alexandria (1507) is a painting by Gentile Bellini and Giovanni Bellini, Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, Italy.

Originally commissioned by the Scuola Grande di San Marco in Venice [Italy], the gigantic painting (oil on canvas, 347x770cm) was initiated in 1504 by Gentile Bellini. At his death in 1507, it was completed by his brother Giovanni Bellini.