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Title:
Camera picta
(
Camera degli sposi
): Ludovico Gonzaga, his Family and Court
Creator:
Mantegna, Andrea
Description:
Marquis Ludovico II Gonzaga commissioned Mantegna to decorate the walls of the
camera picta
in his castle in Mantua. Here on the north wall Ludovico and his wife, Barbara of Brandenburg, sit on a terrace surrounded by children, courtiers, and a pet dog. Barbara, a princess from the German Hohenzollern, brought prestige to the Gonzagas and shrewdly arranged marriages and inheritances for her many children. The well-dressed female dwarf is a member of Barbara's household, and the young woman behind her is likely a daughter-in-law. The mural emphasizes Ludovico's success with the luxurious scene, rich clothing, high-status wife, many children, and the grave conversation he is holding with his secretary.
Source:
Wikimedia Commons
Rights:
Public domain
Subject
(See Also)
:
Barbara of Brandenburg, Marchioness of Mantua
Courts
Dwarfs
Family
Portraits
Rulers
Geographic Area:
Italy
Century:
15
Date:
1465-1474
Related Work:
Frescoes in the ducal palace
Current Location:
Mantua, Palazzo ducale (Castello di San Giorgio)
Original Location:
Mantua, Palazzo ducale (Castello di San Giorgio)
Artistic Type (Category):
Digital Images; Paintings
Artistic Type (Material/Technique):
Frescoes; Walnut oil
Donor:
Layman; Ludovico II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua
Height/Width/Length(cm):
8 m./8 m./
Inscription:
Related Resources:
Andrew Martindale, “Mantegna's Camera picta as wall decoration.” In Corte di Mantova nell'eta di Andrea Mantegna : 1450-1550 = The court of the Gonzaga in the age of Mantegna : 1450-1550. Bulzoni, 1997. Pages 179-186.