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 humble background and worked as a cattle herder at a young age. But early on his talent for drawing was discovered and Mantegna went to study at a school of painting in Padua. With
Francesco Squarcione he learned to depict antique sculptures. In addition, the works of the sculptor Donatello influenced the young painter. As the first work Mantegna created a large altarpiece in a church in Padua. In 1447 the painter parted with his teacher in a dispute.
Mantegna then entered the service of various patrons and made some important works. So he worked together with an assistant donatello on frescoes of the Eremitanikirche in Padua. Mantegna rose to court painter of Ludovico Gonzaga in Mantua. In addition, he also accepted commissioned works in Rome, Pisa and Florence. Through Mantegna's painting, Mantua became at times the center of fine art. Mantegna's reputation as a major artist eventually led the painter to the court of Pope Innocent VIII to paint a chapel above the Vatican Palace. Today this area is known as Belvedere. There, however, the painter felt limited 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 portrayals are powerful and resemble works of sculpture. In his depictions of individuals and architecture, the influence of antiquity is clearly shown. The painter used his frescoes of perspective means. He works with a trained eye out the anatomy of his characters. Mantegna's main works include the high altar of San Zeno in Verona, where he worked from 1456-1459. A few years later, in Mantua, Mantegna painted the Camera degli Sposi at the Castello di San Giorgio. The painter created for the first time a group portrait and an illusionist ceiling painting that faked a view into the open air. Mantegna was considered a gifted engraver. His engravings can now be seen in major museums. In 1506, Andrea Mantegna died in Mantua. Many of the painter's frescoes were damaged or destroyed during World War II.
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.jpg "Minerva Expelling the Vices from the Garden of Virtue by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "Rubino, the favourite dog of Marchese Ludovico Gonzaga III of Mantua and his family, from the Camera degli Sposi or Camera Picta, 1465-74 fresco detail of 78461 by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "A Bacchanal with a Wine-Press, c. 1475 by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "The Dead Christ by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "The Martyrdom and Transport of the Decapitated Body of Saint Christopher, c.1448-57 by Andrea Mantegna")
 (see also 50042) - (MeisterDrucke-79898).jpg "Adoration of the Magi, central panel from the Altarpiece, c.1466 (tempera on panel) (see also 50042) by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "The Holy Family with Saint Mary Magdalen, ca. 1495-1500. by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "Hercules and Antaeus, 1400s. by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "The Adoration of the Shepherds, c1450 by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "La Camera degli Sposi The Bridal Chamber. Ludovico II of Gonzaga and his Court detail of Ludovico II and his secretary before restoration, c.1466-74 fresco by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "The Holy Family by Andrea Mantegna")
 - (MeisterDrucke-60782).jpg "Altarpiece of St. Zeno of Verona, left panel showing St. Peter, St. Paul and St. John, 1456-60 (detail of 214237) by Andrea Mantegna")
 - (MeisterDrucke-81876).jpg "Calvary, central predella panel from the St. Zeno of Verona altarpiece, 1456-60 oil on panel) by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "The Resurrection, right hand predella panel from the Altarpiece of St. Zeno of Verona, 1456-60 by Andrea Mantegna")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-581525).jpg "St. James the Great on his Way to Execution (detail) by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "St. Mark the Evangelist by Andrea Mantegna")
 - (MeisterDrucke-41114).jpg "The Resurrection, right hand predella panel from the Altarpiece of St. Zeno of Verona, 1456-60 (detail of 214239) by Andrea Mantegna")
 his wife Barbara of Brandenburg children courtiers and their dog Rubino from the Camera degli Sposi or Camera Picta 1465-74 (detail - (MeisterDrucke-66591).jpg "Marchese Ludovico Gonzaga III of Mantua (reg. 1444-78), his wife Barbara of Brandenburg, children, courtiers and their dog Rubino, from the Camera degli Sposi or Camera Picta, 1465-74 (detail by Andrea Mantegna")
 - (MeisterDrucke-69881).jpg "The Martyrdom of St. Christopher, detail of spectators, c.1450-56 (detail of 257173) by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "Madonna and Child with Seraphim and Cherubim, ca. 1454. by Andrea Mantegna")
 - (MeisterDrucke-96258).jpg "Group of Apostles from the Ascension of Christ, c.1506 (coloured inks, brown wash) by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "The Triumphs of Caesar: The Corselet Bearers, c. 1495. by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "The Entombment. by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian by Andrea Mantegna")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-585533).jpg "St. James the Great brought before King Herod Agrippa (detail) by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "Self portrait incorporated into the decorative frieze of the Camera degli Sposi or Camera Picta, 1465-74 fresco detail of 78449 by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "Marchese Ludovico Gonzaga III of Mantua greeting his son Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga, detail of Ludovico Gonzaga, c.1465-74 fresco detail of 78456, 78454 by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "Trompe loeil oculus in the centre of the vaulted ceiling of the Camera degli Sposi or the Camera Picta, 1465-74 fresco detail of 72245 by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "Landscape with a castle, from the Camera degli Sposi or Camera Picta, 1465-74 (fresco) by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "The Martyrdom of St. Christopher, detail of the buildings, c.1450-56 by Andrea Mantegna")
 - (MeisterDrucke-80488).jpg "Virgin and Child with Angels, central panel from the Altarpiece of St. Zeno of Verona, 1456-60 (detail of 214237) by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "The Triumph of Caesar by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "Horse and groom with hunting dogs, from the Camera degli Sposi or Camera Picta, 1465-74 (detail of 78449) by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "Madonna and child by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "The Virgin and Child with the Magdalen and Saint John the Baptist, c. 1495 by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "The Virgin of Victory or The Madonna and Child Enthroned with Six Saints and Adored by Gian-Francesco II Gonzaga, commissioned in 1495 by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "Saint Sebastian, ca 1459 by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "Courtiers from the court of Marchese Ludovico Gonzaga III of Mantua, from the Camera degli Sposi or Camera Picta, 1465-74 fresco detail of 78449 by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "Putti with butterfly wings supporting the dedicatory plaque, from the Camera degli Sposi or Camera Picta, 1465-74 fresco detail of 78449 by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "Descent of Christ into Limbo by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "The condemnation of Saint Christopher, detail from Martyrdom of Saint Christopher, 1454-1457 by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "Ludovico Gonzaga, Marsilio Andreasi, Barbara of Brandenburg with her daughter Paula and Rodolfo Gonzaga, 1465-1474, detail from The Court Wall by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "The Virgin and Child by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "Adoration of the Magi by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "The Holy Family by Andrea Mantegna")
 - (MeisterDrucke-62175).jpg "The Agony in the Garden, left hand predella panel from the Altarpiece of St. Zeno of Verona, 1456-60 (detail of 214241) by Andrea Mantegna")
 (see also 50042) - (MeisterDrucke-63450).jpg "The Ascension, left hand panel from the Altarpiece, c.1466 (tempera on panel) (see also 50042) by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "Head of a woman, detail of the Marquis Ludovico III Gonzaga and his Court in the Camera degli Sposi, c.1465-75 (detail of 166336) by Andrea Mantegna")
.jpg "The Agony in the Garden, left hand predella panel from the Altarpiece of St. Zeno of Verona, 1456-60 by Andrea Mantegna")
 (see also 50042) - (MeisterDrucke-77055).jpg "The Circumcision, central panel from the Altarpiece, c.1466 (tempera on panel) (see also 50042) by Andrea Mantegna")
 from the Camera degli Sposi or Camera Picta 1465-74 - (MeisterDrucke-82593).jpg "Detail of Barbara of Brandenburg, (wife of Marchese Ludovico Gonzaga III of Mantua and their children and courtiers), from the Camera degli Sposi or Camera Picta, 1465-74 by Andrea Mantegna")
.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")
