Mantegna

[ mahn-te-nyah ]

/ mɑnˈtɛ nyɑ /

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noun

An·dre·a

[ahn-dre-ah], /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/, 1431–1506, Italian painter and engraver.

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How to use Mantegna in a sentence

Other drawings, by artists such as Mantegna, are shown next to the print derived from them.
The Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|July 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It is impossible to overrate the historical importance of the juxtaposition of this work of Mantegna with that of Correggio.
Catalogue of the Gallery of Art of The New York Historical Society|anonymous
Mantegna is here with a S. George, which I reproduce on the opposite page.
A Wanderer in Venice|E.V. Lucas
But Mantegna lived in a century that we like, and Poussin in one that we dislike.
Essays on Art|A. Clutton-Brock

But after Mantegna the learning of Padua must be traced not in native painters, but in its influence on other schools.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various
There is no attempt either in the Bellini or in the Mantegna to win our sympathy by the beauty of the human type.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Mantegna

Mantegna

/ (Italian manˈtɛɲɲa) /

noun

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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