Andrea Mantegna

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Judith with the Head of Holofernes is a c. 1495 glue tempera on canvas painting by Andrea Mantegna, now in the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin. It is in the grisaille style.

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The Death of the Virgin is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Andrea Mantegna, dating to c. In this picture Mantegna depicts the last moment of the Virgin Mary's life within a space defined by classical architecture, with a squared pavement which leads the observer's eyes towards the bed on which the Virgin lies. In the background is a lake scene which is a detailed reproduction of the bridge and the burgh of the Castello di San Giorgio in Mantua.

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The Madonna of the Caves (Italian, Madonna delle Cave) is a tempera on panel painting measuring 32 cm 29.6 cm. It was painted in 1488 to 1490 by the Italian painter Andrea Mantegna and is now in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. It is named after a stone quarry in the right-hand background, where workers are carving out a capital, a slab, part of a column shaft and a sarcophagus, perhaps alluding to Christ future flagellation and burial.

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The Madonna della Vittoria is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Andrea Mantegna; the painting was executed in 1496. On 6 July 1495 the French army of Charles VIII of France, retreating from Italy after the French Invasion of 1494 to 1498, fought the Italic League at the Battle of Fornovo. The League, commanded by Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, was made up of numerous nation-states determined to prevent French dominance in Italy, and included the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, Venice, Milan, and the Papal States controlled by Pope Alexander VI.

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The Agony in the Garden is a painting of 1455 to 1456 by the Italian artist Andrea Mantegna in the National Gallery, London. The painting shows Christ (at the centre) praying before a group of cherubs (at upper left) who are holding instruments of the Passion. Judas, the disciple who betrayed Christ, leads a group of soldiers (centre right) from Jerusalem to arrest him.

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The San Zeno Altarpiece is a polyptych altarpiece by the Italian Renaissance painter Andrea Mantegna created around 1456 to 1459. It remains in situ in the Basilica di San Zeno, the main church of the Northern Italian city of Verona. Mantegna's style mixes Greco-Roman classical themes along with Christian subjects in this altarpiece.