Andrea Mantegna | |
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Born | Andrea Mantegna c. 1431 Isola di Carturo, Venetian Republic (now Italy) |
Died | September 13, 1506 Mantua (now Italy) | (aged 74–75)
Education | Francesco Squarcione |
Known for | Painting, fresco |
Notable work | St. Sebastian Camera degli Sposi The Agony in the Garden |
Movement | Italian Renaissance |
Spouse | Nicolosia Bellini |
Andrea Mantegna (UK: /mænˈtɛnjə/, US: /mɑːnˈteɪnjə/;[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.