Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man by Andrea Mantegna
Artist
Andrea Mantegna
Date
1460
Style
Early renaissance
Genre
Portrait
Location
National Gallery of Art
"Portrait of a Man" is an evocative portrait attributed to the Italian Andrea Mantegna, a key figure of the Early renaissance. The painting, housed in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, showcases the master’s skill with oil and tempera paints, techniques popular in his era. Some scholars suggest it may have been created by Giovanni Bellini or an unknown Mantegna pupil. Its detailed rendering exemplifies the Renaissance focus on individual character and realism.

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