| Andrea Mantegna: Paintings in Close Up Contributor(s): Godfrey, Roger (Author) |
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ISBN: 1506010954 ISBN-13: 9781506010953 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $24.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | European |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.34 lbs) 126 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506), one of the foremost north Italian painters of the 15th century. A master of perspective and foreshortening, he made important contributions to the compositional techniques of Renaissance painting. 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. |