Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506)
Parnaso (Parnassus)
4th quarter of the 15th century
Tempera on canvas, 159 x 192 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Commissioned during the winter of 1496–1497 by Isabelle d’Este, Marchioness of Mantua (1474-1539) for the decoration of her first studiolo at the Castello di San Giorgio which subsequently included four other paintings (Mantegna INV. 371 and INV. 256 finished by Costa, Costa INV. 255, Perugino INV. 722). The oil repaintings of the landscape, the figure of Venus, the heads of Apollo and several muses are probably the work of Lorenzo Leonbruno (before 1489-1537). (Louvre)
See also:
• Isabella d’Este, Marchesa di Mantova (1474-1539)