The Italian painter and engraver Andrea Mantegna is one of the most important painters of the early Renaissance in Northern Italy. He came from a simple background and worked as a cattle herder in his younger years. However, his talent for drawing was discovered early on and Mantegna went to study at a painting school in Padua. At Francesco Squarcione he learned to draw antique sculptures. The works of the sculptor Donatello also influenced the young painter. Mantegna's first work was a large altarpiece in a church in Padua. In 1447 the painter separated from his teacher in a dispute.
Mantegna then entered the service of various patrons and produced some important works. Together with an assistant of Donatello he worked on frescoes in the Hermitage Church in Padua. Mantegna rose to the position of court painter to Ludovico Gonzaga in Mantua. At the same time he also took on commissions in Rome, Pisa and Florence. Through Mantegna's painting Mantua became at times the centre of the fine arts. Mantegna's reputation as an important artist finally led the painter to the court of Pope Innocent VIII to paint a chapel above the Vatican Palace. Today this area is known as the Belvedere. There, however, the painter felt restricted in his artistic freedom and returned to Mantua.
Andrea Mantegna's painting shows the art of the Florentine school, which he brought to perfection. Mantegna's depictions are powerful and resemble works of sculpture. His depictions of individuals and architecture clearly show the influence of antiquity. The painter used perspective in his frescoes. He works out the anatomy of his figures with a trained eye. Mantegna's main works include the high altar of San Zeno in Verona, on which he worked from 1456-1459. A few years later, Mantegna painted the Camera degli Sposi in the Castello di San Giorgio in Mantua. For the first time, the painter created a group portrait and an illusionistic ceiling painting that simulated a view of the outside world. Mantegna was considered a talented engraver. His engravings can be seen today in important museums. Andrea Mantegna died in Mantua in 1506. Many of the painter's frescoes were damaged or destroyed during the Second World War.
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.jpg "Horse and Groom with Hunting Dogs, from the Camera degli Sposi or Camera Picta (detail) by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "The Resurrection of Jesus Christ (detail) by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Mars and Venus or The Parnassus by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Prayer in the Garden of Olives. After the last supper, Christ goes to the hill of Gethsemani, which dominates Jerusalem with the Apostles. Roman soldiers are approaching to stop him. Altarpiece of San Zeno de Verona. Painting (tempera) on wood by Andrea Ma by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "The Agony in the Garden (detail) by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Lodovico Gonzaga Awaits the Return from Rome of His Son, Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "The Camera degli Sposi or Camera Picta with Scenes from the Court of Mantua, Showing the Marchese Ludovico Gonzaga III and His Wife Barbara of Brandenburg, Their Children, Courtiers and Animals by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "The Resurrection, right hand predella panel from the Altarpiece of St. Zeno of Verona, 1456-60 by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "The Virgin of Victory (detail) by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Battle between Satyrs Riding Hippocampi and Old Woman as Personification of Envy Standing on Back of Dragon (series title: Battle of Sea Gods) by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "The Circumcision (Uffizi Tryptich, Right Panel) by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Triumph of Caesar: Soldiers Carrying Trophies by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Adoration of the Magi (detail) by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Triumphs of Julius Caesar: Canvas No. IV by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Lodovico Gonzaga Awaits the Return from Rome of His Son, Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "The Flagellation of Christ, with the Landscape Background by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "The Martyrdom of St. Christopher (detail) by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Saint Sebastian, Painted for the Gonzaga Family of Mantua by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Marchese Ludovico Gonzaga III greeting his son Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga: (detail) by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Portrait of Cardinal Carlo de Medici by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Winged Cherubs Holding the Dedicatory Plaque (detail) by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "The Adoration of the Magi: The Virgin in the Grotto by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Triumph of Caesar: The Corselet Bearers by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "The Dead Christ by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Barbara of Brandenburg with Her Daughter Paula and Rodolfo Gonzaga, Detail from Court Wall, by Andrea Mantegna, Fresco, San Giorgio Castle, Wedding Chamber or Camera Picta, Mantua by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Descent into Limbo, Late 1460s by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Ludovico Gonzaga and Counselor Marsilio Andreasi (detail) by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "San Zeno Altar. (Detail). 1457-1460. Depicting John the Evangelist and Zeno of Verona by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Battle Between Satyrs Riding Hippocampi and Old Woman as Personification of Envy Standing on Dragon")
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.jpg "The Descent from the Cross by Andrea Mantegna")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-581525).jpg "St. James the Great on his Way to Execution (detail) by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "The Risen Christ between Saint Andrew and Saint Longinus by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "The Battle of the Sea Gods, ca 1475 by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Madonna and Child with Saint Joseph, Elizabeth, and John the Baptist. Around 1485-88 by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "The Bridal Chamber. Ludovico II of Gonzaga and his Court (detail) (before restoration) by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Marchese Ludovico Gonzaga III, his wife Barbara of Brandenburg, their children, courtiers and their dog Rubino, from the Camera degli Sposi or Camera Picta, 1465-74 by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Madonna and Child, St John, St Catherine of Alexandria and Other Saints by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "The Adoration of the Magi, c. 1500 by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Self portrait incorporated into the decorative frieze of the Camera degli Sposi: (detail) by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Lamentation Over the Dead Christ by Andrea Mantegna")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1633139).jpg "Balustrade with a Court Lady, Her Black Servant, and Some Putti, c.1465-74 by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "The Prayer in the Garden of Olive Trees (Detail) by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Marchese Ludovico Gonzaga III, his wife Barbara of Brandenburg, children and courtiers: (detail) by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Horse, mastiffs and grooms of Count Ludovico Gonzaga (detail) by Andrea Mantegna")
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.jpg "Christ as the Suffering Redeemer, Seated on a Sarcophagus, Supported by Two Angels by Andrea Mantegna")
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