Andrea Mantegna
BORN: c1431 Isola di Carturo (now Italy).
DIED: September 13, 1506 in Mantua (now Italy).
MOVEMENT: Early Renaissance
INTERESTING FACTS:
At the age of eleven, Mantegna became the apprentice of Francesco Squarcione, a Paduan painter.
Mantegna’s first work was the altarpiece for the church of Santa Sofia in 1448.
In 1459, he painted a grand altarpiece for the church of San Zeno Maggiore, a Madonna and angels with four saints.
In 1460, he was made court painter to the Marquis Ludovico II Gonzaga of Mantua.
NOTABLE WORKS:
St Sebastian, San Zeno Altarpiece, The Madonna of the Cherubim, Adoration of the Magi, Agony in the Garden.
ANDREA MANTEGNA Art Book contains 70 Reproductions of Frescoes, Portraits, Religious and Mythical Scenes with title and date.
Andrea Mantegna
BORN: c1431 Isola di Carturo (now Italy).
DIED: September 13, 1506 in Mantua (now Italy).
MOVEMENT: Early Renaissance
INTERESTING FACTS:
At the age of eleven, Mantegna became the apprentice of Francesco Squarcione, a Paduan painter.
Mantegna’s first work was the altarpiece for the church of Santa Sofia in 1448.
In 1459, he painted a grand altarpiece for the church of San Zeno Maggiore, a Madonna and angels with four saints.
In 1460, he was made court painter to the Marquis Ludovico II Gonzaga of Mantua.
NOTABLE WORKS:
St Sebastian, San Zeno Altarpiece, The Madonna of the Cherubim, Adoration of the Magi, Agony in the Garden.
ANDREA MANTEGNA Art Book contains 70 Reproductions of Frescoes, Portraits, Religious and Mythical Scenes with title and date.
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Andrea MantegnaBORN: c1431 Isola di Carturo (now Italy).
DIED: September 13, 1506 in Mantua (now Italy).
MOVEMENT: Early Renaissance
INTERESTING FACTS:
At the age of eleven, Mantegna became the apprentice of Francesco Squarcione, a Paduan painter.
Mantegna’s first work was the altarpiece for the church of Santa Sofia in 1448.
In 1459, he painted a grand altarpiece for the church of San Zeno Maggiore, a Madonna and angels with four saints.
In 1460, he was made court painter to the Marquis Ludovico II Gonzaga of Mantua.
NOTABLE WORKS:
St Sebastian, San Zeno Altarpiece, The Madonna of the Cherubim, Adoration of the Magi, Agony in the Garden.
ANDREA MANTEGNA Art Book contains 70 Reproductions of Frescoes, Portraits, Religious and Mythical Scenes with title and date.
Andrea Mantegna
BORN: c1431 Isola di Carturo (now Italy).
DIED: September 13, 1506 in Mantua (now Italy).
MOVEMENT: Early Renaissance
INTERESTING FACTS:
At the age of eleven, Mantegna became the apprentice of Francesco Squarcione, a Paduan painter.
Mantegna’s first work was the altarpiece for the church of Santa Sofia in 1448.
In 1459, he painted a grand altarpiece for the church of San Zeno Maggiore, a Madonna and angels with four saints.
In 1460, he was made court painter to the Marquis Ludovico II Gonzaga of Mantua.
NOTABLE WORKS:
St Sebastian, San Zeno Altarpiece, The Madonna of the Cherubim, Adoration of the Magi, Agony in the Garden.
ANDREA MANTEGNA Art Book contains 70 Reproductions of Frescoes, Portraits, Religious and Mythical Scenes with title and date.







Ansa news in EnglishMantegna's masterpiece back home(ANSA) - Florence, May 14 - One of the greatest works by Renaissance master Andrea Mantegna is to dazzle visitors once more following a two-year restoration. The San Zeno altarpiece, removed from its permanent display in a Verona church in 2007,
Dallas Morning NewsKimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth buys early Michelangelo paintingHe found their Lucas Cranach, Andrea Mantegna and Giovanni Tiepolo paintings. Williams took the painting to the conservation department at the Met, where it underwent infrared reflectography and X-rays. The panel and the paint were examined.
ArtnetARTFUL TOM, A MEMOIR by Thomas Hovingwas my wife's reaction when we saw the recently restored frescoes by Andrea Mantegna in the Camera degli Sposi of the Palazzo Ducale in Mantova. The wall paintings show the Gonzaga family members and their colorful and very fashionable retinue taking
MOSNEWSMoscow museums invite all for free this Satuday nightThe Pushkin Fine Arts Museum in Prechistenka Street has also attracted hundreds of art lovers with its premises open from 6 to 9 pm and Andrea Mantegna's “Holy family” and Titian's “Man with grey eye” displayed for viewing besides the museum's