Mantegna's House

Andrea Mantegna is no doubt the artist whose work most characterizes Mantua, although he was born in Isola di Carturo near Piazzola, in the province of Padua, in 1431. His long permanence in the hometown of Virgil - he was indeed the favourite artist of Ludovico II Gonzaga and thus the court in which he resided is in large part his creation - marks an entire epoch of Italian Renaissance, from the year of his arrival in 1460 to the year of his death in 1506.The so called House of Andrea Mantegna is the building the artist lived in and that he contributed to create. It is located in an area that is rich in cultural references, such as the Palazzo del Te, the Palazzo di San Sebastiano, and the Tempio di San Sebastiano, designed by Leon Battista Alberti, that stands almost opposite.