Andrea Mantegna (c. 1431 – September 13, 1506) was a North 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.
The di sotto in sù ceiling panel of the Camera picta.
Painting information
Artist Mantegna, Andrea
[show]Andrea Mantegna (1431(1431)–1506(1506))
Description Italian painter and printmaker
Date of birth/death 1431(1431) 13 September 1506(1506-09-13)
Location of birth/death Isola di Carturo, part of Piazzola sul Brenta Mantua
Work location Padua, Mantua
Title Deutsch: Freskenzyklus in der Camera degli Sposi im Palazzo Ducale in Mantua, Szene: Gewölbefresko, Detail
Year 1473(1473)
Technique Fresco
Dimensions Deutsch: Durchmesser etwa 270 cm bezogen auf die gesamte Decke
Current location Palazzo Ducale Deutsch: Mantua
Notes Deutsch: Auftraggeber: Ludovico Gonzaga
Source The Yorck Project: 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei. DVD-ROM, 2002. ISBN 3936122202. Distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH.
