Andrea Mantegna
1431 – 1506 · aged 75
Italian Renaissance painter (1431-1506)
- Born
- 1431 · Isola Mantegna
- Died
- 1506 · Mantua
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- 1431BornBorn in Isola Mantegna
- 1460 – 1506RoleCourt painter
- 1468RoleCourt painter
- 1506DiedDied in Mantua
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Major world events during their lifetime (1431 – 1506).
- c. 1440Gutenberg’s printing press
- 1453Fall of Constantinople
- 1455 – 1487Wars of the Roses
- 1492Columbus reaches the Americas
Biography
Andrea Mantegna (UK: , US: ; Italian: [anˈdrɛːa manˈteɲɲa]; c. 1431 – September 13, 1506) was an Italian Renaissance painter, a student of Roman archaeology, and the 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.
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