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Andrea Mantegna
Arrival of Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga, fresco by Andrea Mantegna, completed 1474; in the Camera degli Sposi, Palazzo Ducale, Mantua, Italy.
Andrea Mantegna's best-known surviving work, the Camera degli Sposi (also known as the Camera Picta), was completed in 1474. Located in the Palazzo Ducale of Mantua, this masterpiece is celebrated for its innovative use of illusionistic perspective, which transformed the small interior room into an elegant open-air pavilion.12