Ian Cockburn - The Fabulous Bellini Boys

Brothers Gentile and Giovanni Bellini are among the most highly regarded artists of Renaissance Venice. They painted Doge's portraits, grand altarpieces, private devotional works, scenes of public ceremony and miracle, personal portraits and depictions of foreign dignatories - a panoply of paintings covering all aspects of Venetian life and of the self image of this mythical city consciously presented to the world.

Ian Cockburn is an art historian with a BA (Birkbeck College) in art history and an MA in medieval Spanish art history. Founder and Director of an art tours company plus lecturing in London at institutions such as the V&A, SOAS, Christies Education and the London Art History. Formerly a chartered accountant and a senior manager in a multi national IT company.