Andrea Mantegna (c. 1431-1506) and Giovanni Bellini (active c. 1459 died 1516) each produced
groundbreaking paintings marked by pictorial and technical innovations that are among the
masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance. Exploring the fruitful dynamic between Mantegna's
inventive compositional approach and interest in classical antiquity and Bellini's passion for
landscape painting this fascinating volume examines how these two artists who were also
brothers-in-law influenced and responded to each other's work. Full of new insights and
captivating juxtapositions-including comparisons of each of the artist's depictions of the
Agony in the Garden and the Presentation to the Temple-this study reveals that neither
Mantegna's nor Bellini's achievements can be fully understood in isolation and that their
continuous creative exchanges shaped the work of both.
