Who painted “Death of the Virgin”?

“Death of the Virgin” was painted by Andrea Mantegna in 1462. Where to see it: Museo del Prado.

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Andrea Mantegna: figures carved like stone, sharp foreshortening, classical architecture and archaeological detail.

Andrea Mantegna (c. 1431 – September 13, 1506) was an Italian Renaissance painter, a student of Roman archaeology, and the son-in-law of Jacopo Bellini. Wikipedia

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More by Andrea Mantegna

“Lamentation of Christ”, 1483
“Saint Sebastian”, 1460
“Madonna della Vittoria”, 1495
“Parnassus”, 1475–1500
“Triumph of the Virtues”, 1487
“San Zeno Altarpiece”, 1460
“Saint Mark”, 1449
“Saint George”, 1460