San Giobbe Altarpiece [SEP] collection
San Giobbe Altarpiece
The San Giobbe Altarpiece (Italian: "Pala di San Giobbe") is a c. 1487 oil painting by the Italian Renaissance master Giovanni Bellini, now in the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice.
History.
This altpiece is one of the masterworks of Bellini's mature period, and was painted for the second left altar of the church of San Giobbe in Venice. It was probably inspired by the San Cassiano Altarpiece by  Antonello da Messina (1475-1476), and absorbed and further developed that
1480s. Jacopo Sansovino wrote in 1581 that the work for San Giobbe was Bellini's first using oil painting, which would imply an earlier date, nearer to Antonello's altarpiece. Yet, many scholars have disputed such claim.
The altarpiece remained in the church of San Giobbe until 1814-1818.
Description.
The work can be read as an example of Holy Conversation: Mary sits on a tall marble throne, holding the Child; at her feet are three musician angels, while at the side are,