The changing face of the Temple of Janus in Mantegna's The prisoners : politics and the patronage of the Triumphs of Caesar

Author

Cocke, Richard

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte. 1992, Num. 2, Vol. 55, 268-274, 5 ill.

ISSN

0044-2992

Abstract (en)

Analyzes the significance of the changes in the architectural background from Mantegna's preparatory drawing for the Captives (Chantilly, Musée Condé), in which the Temple of Janus is depicted with an arched portal and closed doors, to the final painting (London, Hampton Court Palace), where the same building is depicted from an angle that excludes the doors altogether. Based on the assumption that the inclusion of the closed doors indicates the picture was meant to symbolize a peaceful political situation, suggests that the Triumphs series was originally commissioned by Marchese Lodovico Gonzaga, but that some of the canvases, including the Captives, were painted during the political upheavals of his successor Federico.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- Italy
• Mantegna, Andrea, 1431-1506
• Painting
• Italy
• 1400-1500
• Captives
• Study for the Captives
• Preparatory drawing
• Musée Condé||Chantilly (FRA)
• Hampton Court Palace||London (GBR)
• Commissions
• Gonzaga family, 14th-18th cs.
• Politics
• Drawing
• Triumphs of Caesar (series) || Mantegna, Andrea, 1431-1506 || London (GBR)//Hampton Court Palace
• Gonzaga, Ludovico II, marchese di Mantova, 1412-1478

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Italie
• Mantegna, Andrea, 1431-1506
• Peinture
• Italie
• 1400-1500
• Les Captifs
• Etude pour les Captifs
• Dessin préparatoire
• Musée Condé||Chantilly (FRA)
• Hampton Court Palace||London (GBR)
• Commande d'oeuvre d'art
• Gonzaga, famille, 14~e-18~e s.
• Politique
• Dessin
• Triomphe de César (série) || Mantegna, Andrea, 1431-1506 || London (GBR)//Hampton Court Palace
• Gonzaga, Ludovico II, marchese di Mantova, 1412-1478

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19930401-00368343

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