Mantegna

American  

[mahn-te-nyah] / mɑnˈtɛ nyɑ /

noun

1. Andrea 1431–1506, Italian painter and engraver.

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Mantegna British  

/ manˈtɛɲɲa /

noun

1. Andrea (anˈdrɛːa). 1431–1506, Italian painter and engraver, noted esp for his frescoes, such as those in the Ducal Palace, Mantua

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Example Sentences

Waiting our turn, we’re left to contemplate the soles of his feet — a familiar symbol of path-following humility, whether in Andrea Mantegna’s Italian Renaissance painting of a “Dead Christ” or countless Asian sculptures of Buddha.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Sinise and Mr. Mantegna on Friday will host a free variety show to show appreciation for Vietnam veterans at Constitution Hall.

From Washington Times

Joe Mantegna, who appeared in the third film in the Godfather series, paid his respects over Twitter.

From BBC

The hair is in disarray in “Sleeping,” where he huddles under a bright red blanket, his signature boxy shoes sticking out, seen in steep foreshortening that haphazardly conjures Andrea Mantegna’s “Dead Christ.”

From New York Times

In 1985, the J. Paul Getty Museum set a record for the highest auction price paid for a painting when it bought Andrea Mantegna’s Adoration of the Magi for $10.4 million.

From The Verge