Camera degli Sposi frescoes
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The Camera degli Sposi frescoes are a celebrated cycle of illusionistic Renaissance wall paintings by Andrea Mantegna in the Ducal Palace of Mantua, renowned for their innovative perspective and vivid depiction of the Gonzaga court.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Camera degli Sposi fresco cycle by Andrea Mantegna | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance wall paintings
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fresco cycle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Camera Picta frescoes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artMovement | Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Mantua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Ludovico III Gonzaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | partially damaged ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Andrea Mantegna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Barbara of Brandenburg
NERFINISHED
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Gonzaga court NERFINISHED ⓘ Gonzaga family members ⓘ Ludovico III Gonzaga NERFINISHED ⓘ architectural illusion ⓘ court officials ⓘ dogs ⓘ landscape views ⓘ putti ⓘ |
| endTime | 1474 ⓘ |
| function |
dynastic celebration
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political propaganda ⓘ |
| genre |
court portraiture
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illusionistic decoration ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Court Scene wall
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Meeting Scene wall ⓘ ceiling oculus fresco ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | masterpiece of Renaissance art ⓘ |
| influenced | later illusionistic ceiling painting ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Florentine perspective experiments ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Camera degli Sposi
NERFINISHED
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Ducal Palace of Mantua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding | Castello di San Giorgio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | fresco ⓘ |
| movement | Early Renaissance in Northern Italy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ceiling oculus with foreshortened figures
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illusionistic perspective ⓘ integration of architecture and painting ⓘ naturalistic depiction of court life ⓘ trompe-l'oeil architecture ⓘ |
| patron | Ludovico III Gonzaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Quattrocento NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roomFunction |
private audience chamber
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reception room ⓘ |
| startTime | 1465 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Mantua and Sabbioneta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Palazzo Ducale (Mantua)
this entity surface form:
Camera degli Sposi fresco cycle by Andrea Mantegna