Andrea Mantegna
By Paige Bolser
His Life
- Born in 1431.
- Unknown where he was born.
- He painted mostly for chruches.
- He died in 1506.
- He spent most time in Mantua.
- Lived in Padua, Mantua and Vatican.
- He is very much like humanism and nothing like secularism because of his paintings being focused around human beings and the human form.
Education and Training
- Foster father was the founder of Padua School of Painting.
- He learned at a young age.
- He was 17 when he did his first painting.
His paintings
- "Madonna in Glory"
- "Baptism of Hermogenes"
- "St. James before Caesar"
- "St. James was Led to Execution"
- "The Martyrdom of St. James"
- "The Martyrdom of St. Christopher"
- "The Removal of his Body"
- "The Triumph of Caesar"
- "Madonna della Vittoria"
- "Madonna and Saints"
- "The Triumph of Wisdom"
- "Parnassus"
- "The masque of Comus"
- "Dead Christ"
- "The Truimph of Scipio"
Featured Painting
- This piece is called "Mars and Venus".
- It was created in the year 1497.
- It is located in Musse Du Louvne.
Citations
"WebMuseum: Mantegna, Andrea." ibiblio - The Public's Library and Digital Archive. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2013. <http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/ma
"CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Andrea Mantegna." NEW ADVENT: Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2013. <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09610a.ht
"ARTstor Library." . N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2013. <http://library.artstor.org/library/iv2.html?parent=true>.