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The ''San Zeno Altarpiece'' is a triptych by the Italian Renaissance painter Andrea Mantegna, from c. 1457-1460. It is located in the Basilica di San Zeno, the main church of Verona. The three predellas were stripped by the French in 1797, and are now replaced by copies. The originals are now in the Louvre (''Crucifixion'') and in the Museum of Tours. The work was commissioned by the Abbot Gregorio Correr. In the centre is the Madonna enthroned with the Child, portrayed according to the Byzantine iconography of the Victorious Madonna and surrounded by chanting angels. Eight saints are placed at the sides, according to the commissioner's preferences: on the left are Peter, Paul, John the Evangelist and Zeno; on the right, Benedict, Lawrence, Gregory and John the Baptist. The entire composition is full of detail referring to classical Antiquity: the frieze with the angels which hold two garlands or the throne, which reminds the viewer of a sarcophagus. The frame, probably designed by Mantegna himself, is the original one. It was probably the first good example of the Renaissance art in Verona. It was a model for painters, for example Girolamo dai Libri. ==Gallery== Image:Verone - San Zeno - Retable de Mantegna..jpg|high resolution Image:Andrea Mantegna 023.jpg|Left panel, 213 x 134 cm. Image:Andrea Mantegna 028.jpg|Central panel, 212 x 125 cm. Image:Andrea Mantegna 032.jpg|Right panel, 213 x 135 cm. Image:Andrea Mantegna 025.jpg|Detail of the Madonna. Image:Andrea Mantegna 024.jpg|Detail of the left panel. Image:Andrea Mantegna 026.jpg|Detail of the central panel. Image:Andrea Mantegna 027.jpg|Detail of the right panel. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「San Zeno Altarpiece (Mantegna)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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