On this Day: September 13, 1506 | Death of Andrea Mantegna

13 September 1506: Death of Andrea Mantegna, Italian painter and engraver (b. 1431) (Source)

Andrea Mantegna (UK: /mænˈtɛnjə/, US: /mɑːnˈteɪnjə/,^[2][3] Italian: [anˈdrɛːa manˈteɲɲa]; c. 1431 – September 13, 1506) was an Italian painter, a student of Roman archeology, and son-in-law of Jacopo Bellini.

Like other artists of the time, Mantegna experimented with perspective, e.g. by lowering the horizon in order to create a sense of greater monumentality. His flinty, metallic landscapes and somewhat stony figures give evidence of a fundamentally sculptural approach to painting. He also led a workshop that was the leading producer of prints in Venice before 1500. (Source)