Andrea Mantegna was part of the family of the Venetian painters Bellini; he was married to Nicolozia, the daughter of Jacopo and sister Gentile and Giovanni. In fame and skill,
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Ludovico Gonzaga, his family and the yard by Andrea Mantegna
The frescoes from the Camera degli Spozi, the bedroom of Ludovico III Gonzaga, are a famous example of the world painting of the Italian Renaissance. In expressive scenes with a
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Mars and Venus, or Parnas by Andrea Mantegna
Andrea Mantegna’s love for the art of antiquity was ideally suited to the tastes and scholarship of Isabella D. Este. When she married, her grandfather’s grandfather Lodoviko Gonzaga, at whose
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Male Portrait by Andrea Mantegna
This portrait is one of the best works of Mantegna. Slender composition helps to capture the strict appearance of the character. Mantegna uses the three-quarter model rotation method, borrowed from
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Dome Fresco of the Camera degli Spozi by Andrea Mantegna
On the fresco, located on the arch of a small square room, Mantegna, for the first time in Western European art, created the illusion of space going up to the
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Dead Christ by Andrea Mantegna
The saddest story of the Gospel author served simply and easily. The viewer lifeless, once full body forces the Son of God, over which bowed grieving woman. Picture devoid of
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