Andrea Mantegna

Andrea Mantegna
Bust attributed to Gian Marco Cavalli[1]
Born
Andrea Mantegna

c. 1431
Isola di Carturo, Venetian Republic (now Italy)
DiedSeptember 13, 1506(1506-09-13) (aged 74–75)
Mantua (now Italy)
EducationFrancesco Squarcione
Known forPainting, fresco
Notable workSt. Sebastian
Camera degli Sposi
The Agony in the Garden
MovementItalian Renaissance
SpouseNicolosia Bellini
St. Sebastian, 1480; panel; Musée du Louvre

Andrea Mantegna (UK: /mænˈtɛnjə/, US: /mɑːnˈtnjə/,[2][3] Italian: [anˈdrɛːa manˈteɲɲa]; c. 1431 – September 13, 1506) was an Italian Renaissance painter, a student of Roman archeology, and son-in-law of Jacopo Bellini.

Like other artists of the time, Mantegna experimented with perspective, e.g. by lowering the horizon in order to create a sense of greater monumentality. His flinty, metallic landscapes, and somewhat stony figures give evidence of a fundamentally sculptural approach to painting. He also led a workshop that was the leading producer of prints in Venice before 1500.

  1. ^ Decker, Heinrich (1969) [1967]. The Renaissance in Italy: Architecture • Sculpture • Frescoes. New York: The Viking Press. p. 109.
  2. ^ "Mantegna, Andrea" (US) and "Mantegna, Andrea". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2021-11-16.
  3. ^ "Mantegna". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved June 1, 2019.