Andrea Mantegna (Isola di Carturo, Padua, 1431 - Mantova, 1506), was a Venetian Renaissance painter, one of the most significant artists of the early Renaissance. In 1441 he worked in Padova with Squarcione, who introduced him to the classics. The sculptures of Donatello and the paintings of Andrea del Castagno and Jacopo Bellini decisively influenced Mantegna. From 1448 he began to work alone and quickly became a well-known painter, so much so that he was called to the court of Gonzaga in 1460. His works are characterized by the perfect anatomical formation of the figures, their exact reproduction of details and a virtuoso perspective. These innovations particularly influenced his brother-in-law Gentile Bellini, although his innovations did not remain limited to Italy, but spread beyond the Alps.

Works by Andrea Mantegna in Venice