Parnassus
Andrea Mantegna · 1500
Why it's great
The god Mars and the goddess Venus stand on top of a stone arch while the Muses dance below, and the god Apollo plays his lyre. Andrea Mantegna painted it in about 1500 for a princess in Mantua.
Where to see it
📍 Louvre MuseumParis, France
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Andrea Mantegna was an Italian painter born in 1431 and was the court painter to the Gonzaga family in Mantua. His sharply drawn, statue-like figures and bold use of perspective were studied by many painters, including his brother-in-law Giovanni Bellini. He died in 1506.
