Andrea Mantegna - Finestre sull'Arte

Mantua celebrates Mantegna: the Ca' d'Oro's St. Sebastian on display next to the Bridal Chamber

From April 12 to June 15, 2025, Mantua 's Ducal Palace hosts an exhibition event of rare intensity: the extraordinary opportunity to see two absolute masterpieces by Andrea Mantegna (Isola di Carturo, 1431 - Mantua, 1506) side by side. On the one han...
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Mantegna's Pala Trivulzio returns to Castello Sforzesco with restored historic frame

After long and meticulous restoration work, Andrea Mantegna's Madonna and Child among Saints and Angels, known as the Trivulzio Altarpiece, is once again on display in the Sala della Balla of Milan's Castello Sforzesco. The work returns to be admired...
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Mantua, maintenance for the Bridal Chamber: goal to preserve Mantegna's masterpiece

From Feb. 24 to March 7, 2025, the Bridal Chamber, the fascinating work by Andrea Mantegna (Isola di Carturo, 1431 - Mantua, 1506) created between 1465 and 1474, will undergo a major scheduled maintenance operation. The pictorial masterpiece commissi...
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In Mantua, you can climb the dome of the Basilica of St. Andrew

Since December 19, in Mantua, it has been possible to climb the dome of the Basilica of St. Andrew, the Renaissance masterpiece by Leon Battista Alberti: this new itinerary, which combines spirituality and culture, represents one of the most relevant...
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Will France return to us three Mantegna panels stolen by Napoleon? Debate opens

Will France return to Italy three valuable Andrea Mantegna panels taken by Napoleon shortly after the Treaty of Campoformio was signed? Difficult, but it can be discussed. Yesterday, Le Journal des Arts, one of the leading French publications dedicat...
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Mantua's Ducal Palace buys and restores copy of Caesar's Triumphs: it will be previewed on display

On the occasion of the day of the Italian Federation of Friends of Museums, a copy of Caesar's Triumphs purchased and restored by the museum will be on view to the public as a preview from Sunday, October 3, within the usual visiting itinerary and wi...
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Andrea Mantegna, Poldi Pezzoli's Madonna and Child: a tale of restoration

A nineteenth-century restoration had altered the appearance of Andrea Mantegna 's Madonna and Child (Isola di Carturo, 1431 Mantua, 1506) preserved at the Poldi Pezzoli Museum in Milan to such an extent that it was particularly difficult to j...
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The rediscovered Mantegna. At the Poldi Pezzoli Museum the exhibition-dossier on the restoration

The Poldi Pezzoli Museum presents from October 15 the exhibition-dossier Mantegna ritrovato, dedicated to the restoration of Andrea Mantegna's Madonna and Child. The exhibition is curated by the museum house and theOpificio delle Pietre Dure of Flore...
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