Mantegna Funerary Chapel
The Mantegna funerary chapel (Italian – ''cappella funeraria di Andrea Mantegna'') is one of the chapels of the Basilica of Sant'Andrea, Mantua. It houses the tomb of the painter Andrea Mantegna, Mantegna and his last two paintings – ''Baptism of Christ (Mantegna), Baptism of Christ'' (1506, on the high altar and probably completed by his son Francesco) and ''Holy Family with St John the Baptist, St Elizabeth and St Zacharias'' (1504–1506). Its frescoes from 1507 were painted by his sons Ludovico Mantegna, Ludovico and Francesco Mantegna, Francesco and by a young Correggio. The tomb bears a bronze figure of Mantegna by Gianmarco Cavalli. History Court painter to the House of Gonzaga, Gonzagas for over 40 years, Mantegna's prestige meant he was granted a funerary chapel in the basilica which served their Marquisate of Mantua – this was the first side-chapel on the left beside Leon Battista Alberti's nave. Correggio was probably in Mantua at the time of Mantegna's death an ...
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