San Zeno Altarpiece
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Summary
San Zeno Altarpiece is a painting[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,034 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Andrea Mantegna[3]
- Religion or worldview: Christianity[4]
- Country: Italy[5]
- Instance of: reredos[6], triptych[7], polyptych[8]
- Commissioned by: Gregorio Correr[9]
- Movement: Renaissance[10]
- Genre: religious art[11]
- Depicts: Mary[12], woman[13], Christ Child[14], boy[15], mother[16], angel[17], Saint Peter[18], Paul the Apostle[19], Madonna and Child[20]
- Made from material: tempera[21], panel[22]
- Collection: Basilica of San Zeno[23]
- Location: Basilica of San Zeno[24], Italy[25]
- Commons category: Pala di San Zeno by Andrea Mantegna[26]
- Has part(s): Crucifixion[27]
- Inception: 1457[28]
- Main subject: sacra conversazione[29]
- Described at URL: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/early-renaissance1/venice-early-ren/v/andrea-mantegna-san-zeno-altarpiece[30], https://www.chieseverona.it/en/our-churches/the-basilica-of-san-zeno[31]
- Height: 480 cm[32]
- Width: 450 cm[33]
- Name: San-Zeno[34], San Zeno[35]
- Copyright status: public domain[36]
Why It Matters
San Zeno Altarpiece has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]