The Risen Christ between Saints Andrew and Longinus, early 1470s
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The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916expand_more P.454
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Andrea Mantegna was court artist to the Gonzaga family in Mantua for forty-six years, producing works that reflected the culture of the learned court and of the city itself. This print, which shows Saint Andrew cleverly stepping into our space, features Mantua's most revered saints. Supposedly Saint Longinus carried two relics to the city: some earth on which Christ's blood fell while he was crucified, and the sponge soaked with sour wine that was offered to him to drink. Longinus buried the relics before being martyred in a.d. 35, and it was only thanks to a vision of Saint Andrew that Mantuans later knew where to find them. In 1472 the city began building a basilica on that spot to house the relics.
Details
- Title
- The Risen Christ between Saints Andrew and Longinus
- Artist Life
- (Padua), 1430/31–1506
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.454
- Catalogue Raisonne
- H.7; B.231.6; "Andrea Mantegna" 1992 exh., cat. no. 45
- Curator Approved
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