Ducal Palace: south-west wall of the “Bridal Chamber or Camera Picta", which is a room located in the north-east tower of the Castle of San Giorgio in Mantua. It is famous for the cycle of frescoes that covers its walls, a masterpiece by Andrea Mantegna, created between 1465 and 1474. The wall, on the theme of “The Meeting” is divided into three sectors. In the one on the left the actual meeting takes place, in the central one some cherubs hold a dedicatory plaque and in the one on the right the marquis's court parades. Detail of the right part of the wall. In the background an ideal view of Rome is represented, in which there ancient monuments such as the Colosseum, Castel Sant'Angelo, the pyramid of Cestius, the theater of Marcellus, the Nomentano bridge, the Aurelian Walls, etc. cani be recognised. Mantegna also invented some monuments such as a colossal statue of Hercules. Palazzo Ducale, Mantova (MN) - Mantua, Lombardia - Lombardy, Italia - Italy
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Ducal Palace: south-west wall of the “Bridal Chamber or Camera Picta", which is a room located in the north-east tower of the Castle of San Giorgio in Mantua. It is famous for the cycle of frescoes that covers its walls, a masterpiece by Andrea Mantegna, created between 1465 and 1474.
The wall, on the theme of “The Meeting” is divided into three sectors. In the one on the left the actual meeting takes place, in the central one some cherubs hold a dedicatory plaque and in the one on the right the marquis's court parades.
Detail of the right part of the wall.
In the background an ideal view of Rome is represented, in which there ancient monuments such as the Colosseum, Castel Sant'Angelo, the pyramid of Cestius, the theater of Marcellus, the Nomentano bridge, the Aurelian Walls, etc. cani be recognised. Mantegna also invented some monuments such as a colossal statue of Hercules.
Palazzo Ducale, Mantova (MN) - Mantua, Lombardia - Lombardy, Italia - Italy

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Oct 24, 2022

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Statua Statue Italy Lombardia Lombardy Mantova Mantua Palazzo Ducale Ducal Palace Camera Picta Camera degli Sposi Bridal Chamber Andrea Mantegna Art Artwork Painting Affresco Fresco Rinascimento Renaissance Nobility Aristocracy Gonzaga XV Century Il Quattrocento 15th Century Roma Rome Colosseum Heracles Hercules Landscape Monument Statue

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