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MANTEGNA: ANCIENT RITES MEET CHRISTIAN MYSTERIES …

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Dave

… or agonies in the Garden.He antagonized conventional orthodox theology. Mantegna was one of the most important historical thinkers of his time. He brought to his understanding of painting as historical narrative, a new sense of the past, like that … Continue reading →

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MANTEGNA’S PERSPECTIVE of DISTORTION: Between the Sinister and Mysterious

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Dave

The most devoted lovers of Florentine art complain that as a stylist Mantegna lacks the breath and freedom and, as an expressive artist, the human warmth that the Tuscans offer. They cannot see that Mantegna’s rejection of movement and fluidity … Continue reading →