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Week 11

The Gonzaga Court in Mantua

Important names and terms

· Lodovico Gonzaga and Barbara of Brandenburg

· Di sotto in su

· Francesco II Gonzaga and Isabella d’Este

Study Images

· Leon Battista Alberti, Church of San Sebastiano, b. 1459, Mantua

Exterior

Plan

· Leon Battista Alberti, Church of San Andrea, 1472-1494, Mantua

Exterior

Interior

Plan

· Andrea Mantegna, Camera degli Sposi (Camera Picta), 1465- 1474, Ducal Palace, Mantua

General view

Ceiling

North wall

· Andrea Mantegna, Triumphs of Caesar, c. 1484 to late 1490s

· Andrea Mantegna, Madonna of Victory, 1495

· Andrea Mantegna, Samson and Delilah, c. 1495-1500

· Andrea Mantegna, Parnassus, 1497

· Andrea Mantegna, Athena expelling the vices, c. 1499-1502

· Lorenzo Costa, The garden of the peaceful arts (Allegory of the Court of Isabella d’Este), 1504-1506

Additional Images

· Gian Cristoforo Romano, Medal of Isabella d'Este, Marchioness of Mantua, 1498

· Gian Cristoforo Romano, Bust of Beatrice d'Este, c.1490

Additional Resources

· To learn more about Isabella d’Este’s life visit the Xenophon website