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Andrea Mantegna
(1431 - 13th Sep, 1506)
Mars et Vénus dit le Parnasse
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Photo (C) Musée du Louvre, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Angèle Dequier
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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Keywords:
Mars (god)
winged horse
caduceus
Parnasse (lieu mythologique)
lyre
mythological scene
Eros (god)
Venus (mythology)
nymph
Mercury (mythologie)
Hephaestus
Italian Renaissance
Apollo
dance
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About the artwork
Title:
Mars et Vénus dit le Parnasse
Periods:
renaissance
15th century
XVth century
Techniques:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
1590 x 1920
Inventory number:
INV370
Detail:
Avant 1497
Location:
musée du Louvre
About the author(s)
Author:
Andrea Mantegna
Born:
1431
Dead:
13th Sep, 1506
Country:
Italie
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Andrea Mantegna
(Italian:
[anˈdrɛa manˈteɲɲa]
; c. 1431 – September 13, 1506) was an Italian painter, a student of Roman archeology, and son-in-law of Jacopo Bellini. 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…
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