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- Title
Mantegna and the Lords of Mantua.
- Authors
Godfrey, F. M.
- Abstract
The article discusses the House of Gonzaga, a ruling family of Mantua, Italy during the Renaissance. It examines their interest in art and culture, particularly commenting on their patronage of painter Andrea Mantegna and portrayals of the family in Mantegna's artwork. Members of the family discussed include Marquis Lodovico Gonzaga and his wife, Barbara of Brandenburg. The author also reflects on the family's intellectual life and scholarship, noting their knowledge of the Greek and Latin languages.
- Subjects
ITALY; MANTUA (Italy); GONZAGA family; MANTEGNA, Andrea, 1431-1506; ROYAL art patronage; KINGS &; rulers in art; GONZAGA, Ludovico, marchese, 1414-1478; RENAISSANCE art; RENAISSANCE painting; 15TH century Italian painting; HISTORY
- Publication
History Today, 1952, Vol 2, Issue 10, p666
- ISSN
0018-2753
- Publication type
Article