Episode 107 - Mantua: The Camera degli Sposi by Andrea Mantegna
Rebuilding The Renaissance · Rocky Ruggiero
February 3, 202130m 52s
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Show Notes
This episode examines the Camera degli Sposi (1465-1474), which is Andrea Mantegna's most famous work. Decorating the reception room of the Marquis of Mantua, Ludovico II Gonzaga, Mantegna created an incredibly vivid "picture" of life at a Renaissance court. In addition to the various portraits of the royal family that Mantegna included in his fresco, he also captured the less "noble" elements of court life such as the dwarves/jesters and actual portraits of the royal dogs.