The Madonna of the Small Trees is an oil on panel painting by Italian Renaissance artist Giovanni Bellini, executed in 1487. It is housed in the Accademia Carrara of Bergamo. The background behind the Madonna and Child includes a hanging tapestry. At the sides are two portions of landscape with two slender trees, whence the traditional name of the picture. In the lower foreground is a parapet in green marble with his signature.

Giovanni Bellini (c. 1430 – 26.11.1516) was an Italian Renaissance painter, probably the best known of the Bellini family of Venetian painters. He is considered to have revolutionized Venetian painting, moving it towards a more sensuous and colouristic style. Through the use of clear, slow-drying oil paints, Giovanni created deep, rich tints and detailed shadings. His sumptuous coloring and fluent, atmospheric landscapes had a great effect on the Venetian painting school, especially on his pupils Giorgione and Titian.

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