Andrea Mantegna

Andrea Mantegna (c. 1431–1506) was an Italian Renaissance painter and engraver renowned for his rigorous use of perspective, archaeological precision, and sculptural treatment of the human figure. Working primarily in Padua and Mantua, where he served as court artist to the Gonzaga family, he brought a severe, classicizing style to religious and mythological subjects.

His most celebrated works include the frescoes of the Camera degli Sposi, with its illusionistic oculus ceiling, and the dramatically foreshortened Lamentation of Christ. Mantegna's innovations in perspective, and his widely circulated engravings, influenced painters across Northern and Southern Europe.