Andrea Mantegna, like many artists of his time, was fond of Antiquity, but he was interested in, first of all, Ancient Rome, rather than Greece. That is why his paintings
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Pallas Expelling Vices from the Garden of Virtues by Andrea Mantegna
Mantegna painted this canvas for the Duchess of Mantua, likening it to Minerva. In the picture, Pallas rushes in, dispersing everyone in his path and directing his gaze to the
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The Assumption of the Virgin Mary by Andrea Mantegna
The representative of the Padua school of painting, Mamtenya, wrote in a tough and sharp manner, atypical for the classics of the Italian Renaissance. The Virgin Mary rests on a
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Adoration of the Shepherds by Andrea Mantegna
Creativity Mantegna is a major, in fact, the first truly Renaissance master in Northern Italy. Mantegna perceives the events of the Christian history as something very close, therefore in his
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Triptych with the Adoration of the Magi by Andrea Mantegna
Andrea Mantegna is an artist, in whose paintings already several decades before the High Renaissance began, the approaching steps of this powerful art were felt. The triptych was commissioned by
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Saint Sebastien by Andrea Mantegna
Among the magnificent paintings on the spiritual theme, Andrea Mantegna has a series of three paintings created at different times under the same name – “Saint Sebastian”. The most famous
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Prayer of the Chalice by Andrea Mantegna
One of the works characteristic of Mantegna is the Praying for the Bowl. The traditional biblical story – the appearance of five angels to Christ – is conveyed here in
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Lamenting the Dead Christ by Andrea Mantegna
One of the greatest masterpieces of the Quatrocento era, as well as tempera painting, by Andrea Mantegna, also demonstrates a rather unusual angle. Also known as “Dead Christ” or “Lamentable”,
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Madonna della Vittoria by Andrea Mantegna
This work of Mantegna is commissioned by Margrave Francesco II Gonzaga – he is depicted on the left in the foreground – in memory of the battle of Fornovo di
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Madonna and Child by Andrea Mantegna
Mantagna’s fascination with Antiquity and the canons of beauty of this period were most clearly reflected in his altar image “Madonna and Child, John the Baptist and Mary Magdalene.” The
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Camera degli Spozi by Andrea Mantegna
The cycle of frescoes of Mantegna in the Palazzo Ducale is considered the pinnacle of the work of the famous master of the Padua school of painting. The camera degli
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Judith and Holofernes by Andrea Mantegna
Mantegna was the first to switch from Christian to ancient themes and first to study the anatomy of the naked body. He first began to study the nature of the
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