1 marzo 1454 anni - Polittico di San Luca Mantegna

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- At first sight it may look like Mantegna is going back to the gothic style → but in the figures
we see an important development → shows that we have reached a punto di non ritorno
triggered by the presence of Donatello and other
- ↳ Central panel with Saint Luke: scrittorio → details of the books and pot of glass with ink,
ribbons - attempt to imitate marble and wood (different textures) → high level of
accomplishment suggesting the foreshortening of the books kept under this table
- Also look at these small pots of glass with the ink
- The attempt to represent different textures - details of marble, wood, etc
- Drapery details
- This polittico was commissioned to Mantegna by the abbot of the abbazia di Santa Giustina
so it is a very prestigious commission → Mantegna is famous now
- Depth despite the golden background – still suggests viewpoint and organisation of space
- Influence of Donatello: drapery → tecnica del panneggio bagnato che sottolinea il volume
delle forme
- Foreshortening of the saints → according to the the different positions we can see the saints
in a different way - the ones in the side panels are seen from a slightly less lower point of
view
- Each panel has a very particular study of perspective

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