Mantegna,Andrea

Mantegna,Andrea
Man·te·gna (män-tānʹyə, -tĕʹnyä), Andrea. 1431-1506.
Italian painter who was a pioneer in the Renaissance style. Among his works are the altarpiece for the Church of San Zeno in Verona (1456-1459) and the wedding chamber at the Palazzo Ducale in Mantua (1474).

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