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This portrait bust of the Italian Renaissance artist Andrea Mantegna (1431–1506) was made around 1880, and presented to the National Gallery three years later by the British collector Henry Vaughan. The bust is made of plaster of Paris with a ‘bronzed’ finish. It is one of an edition of casts that were made of the high-relief bronze bust of Mantegna that serves as the artist’s memorial in his funeral chapel in Sant'Andrea, Mantua. The memorial was probably designed by Mantegna himself, who may have also modelled the bust and cast it in bronze. However, other artists – including Mantegna’s friend, the medallist, sculptor and goldsmith Gian Marco Cavalli – have also been proposed. The original bust is mounted before a red porphyry disc set within a decoratively carved circular marble frame.
Title
Andrea Mantegna (c.1431–1506)
Date
c.1880
Medium
plaster of Paris with a bronzed finish
Measurements
H 75 x W 75 x D 20 cm
Accession number
NG2250
Acquisition method
presented by Henry Vaughan, 1883
Work type
Relief
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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