Andrea Mantegna

(Italian, 1431–1506)

Andrea Mantegna was a Renaissance artist whose unique blend of perspective, trompe l’oeil, and Classical antiquity, combined to create a sense of pictorial unity in his works. These attributes are perhaps most prominent in his The Camera Picta (painted chamber) (1465–1474), a suite of paintings which included an illusionistic oculus and multiple painted walls. Another notable work is The Dead Christ and Three Mourners (1470–1474), in which Mantegna used foreshortening to give the viewer a sense they are at the feet of Christ on his deathbed. Born c. 1431 in Isola di Carturo, Italy, he apprenticed with Francesco Squarcione at a young age. During his formative years in Padua, the artist’s main influences included ancient Roman works, the sculptures of Donatello, and the paintings of his brother-in-law Giovanni Bellini. In 1459, he entered into the service of Ludovica Gonzaga the Marchese of Mantua, from whom he received an allowance in exchange for unlimited commissions. This close relationship with the Gonzagas, allowed the artist a privileged position in society. Though he traveled to Rome in the late 1480s, the majority of his life was spent as the painter of three generations of Gonzagas. Mantegna died on September 13, 1506 in Mantua, Italy. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Louvre Museum in Paris, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, among others.

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Ceiling of the Palazzo Ducale, Mantua, 2019

Andrea Mantegna

Ceiling of the Palazzo Ducale, Mantua, 2019

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AFTER ANDREA MANTEGNA, BATTLE OF THE SEA-GODS-...

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AFTER ANDREA MANTEGNA, BATTLE OF THE SEA-GODS-...

Sale Date: April 24, 2024

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The Vrigin and Child

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The Vrigin and Child

Sale Date: January 17, 2024

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Die vier Tänzerinnen, 1497

Andrea Mantegna

Die vier Tänzerinnen, 1497

Sale Date: November 29, 2023

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Die Madonna mit Kind, 1450

Andrea Mantegna

Die Madonna mit Kind, 1450

Sale Date: November 29, 2023

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The Entombment; With Four Birds

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The Entombment; With Four Birds

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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The Entombment; With Four Birds, 1500

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The Entombment; With Four Birds, 1500

Sale Date: October 23, 2023

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Bacchanal with a Wine Vat

Andrea Mantegna

Bacchanal with a Wine Vat

Sale Date: September 13, 2023

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The Entombment; With Four Birds

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The Entombment; With Four Birds

Sale Date: September 11, 2023

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Christ's Descent into Hell

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Christ's Descent into Hell

Sale Date: September 12, 2023

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The Entombment; With Four Birds

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The Entombment; With Four Birds

Sale Date: August 7, 2023

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Herkules und Antäus, 1497

School of Andrea Mantegna

Herkules und Antäus, 1497

Sale Date: June 7, 2023

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The Entombment; With Four Birds

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The Entombment; With Four Birds

Sale Date: June 14, 2023

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DISCESA AL LIMBO

Circle of Andrea Mantegna

DISCESA AL LIMBO

Sale Date: May 24, 2023

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Un soldat au repos, 1500

Circle of Andrea Mantegna

Un soldat au repos, 1500

Sale Date: December 14, 2022

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Bacchanal with Silenus, 1470–1475

Andrea Mantegna

Bacchanal with Silenus, 1470–1475

Sale Date: January 24, 2023

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Die Madonna mit Kind, 1450–1455

Andrea Mantegna

Die Madonna mit Kind, 1450–1455

Sale Date: November 30, 2022

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Bacchanalia with a wine barrel, 1475

Andrea Mantegna

Bacchanalia with a wine barrel, 1475

Sale Date: November 18, 2022

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The Descent into Limbo, 1475–1480

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The Descent into Limbo, 1475–1480

Sale Date: July 5, 2022

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Vierge à l'Enfant

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Vierge à l'Enfant

Sale Date: May 18, 2022

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Descent into Limbo. (ANDREA MANTEGNA..., 1475–1480

Andrea Mantegna

Descent into Limbo. (ANDREA MANTEGNA..., 1475–1480

Sale Date: April 28, 2022

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I portatori di corsaletti. (Soldati romani con...

Andrea Mantegna

I portatori di corsaletti. (Soldati romani con...

Sale Date: December 16, 2021

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Descent into Limbo (ANDREA MANTEGNA AND , 1475–1480

Andrea Mantegna

Descent into Limbo (ANDREA MANTEGNA AND , 1475–1480

Sale Date: November 2, 2021

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Madonna and Child

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Madonna and Child

Sale Date: October 22, 2021

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