San Zeno Altarpiece (Mantegna)
- San Zeno Altarpiece (Mantegna)
Infobox Painting|
title=San Zeno Altarpiece
artist=Andrea Mantegna
year=1457-1460
type=Panel
height=212
width=460
museum=Basilica di San Zeno
city=VeronaThe "San Zeno Altarpiece" is a triptych by the Italian Renaissance painter Andrea Mantegna, from c. 1457-1460. It is located in the Basilica di San Zeno, the main church of Verona. The three predellas were stripped by the French in 1797, and are now replaced by copies. The originals are now in the Louvre ("Crucifixion") and in the Museum of Tours.
The work was commissioned by the Abbot Gregorio Correr. In the centre is the Madonna enthroned with the Child, portrayed according the Byzantine iconography of the Victorious Madonna and surrounded by chanting angels. Eight saints are placed at the sides, according the commissioner's preferences: on the left are Peter, Paul, John the Evangelist and Zeno; on the right, Benedict, Lawrence, Gregory and John the Baptist.
The entire composition is full of detail referring to classical Antiquity: the frieze with the angels which hold two garlands or the throne, which reminds the viewer of a sarcophagus. The frame, probably designed by Mantegna himself, is the original one.
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