Parnassus

Andrea Mantegna, 1500, Department of Paintings of the Louvre

‘Parnassus’ is a work by Andrea Mantegna (Italy, 1431–1506). It is dated 1500. It is part of the collection Department of Paintings of the Louvre. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.

The work was made in Mantua. It was commissioned by Isabella d'Este. It is made of oil paint, tempera, and canvas. It measures 159 × 192 cm. The work belongs to the genre mythological painting. The things depicted include Anteros, triumphal arch, throwing weapon, and broom.

The catalogue has 118 more works by Andrea Mantegna.

• The Renaissance