New Mantegna Artwork Discovered

We knew that he was a sculptor, but until now, none of Rennaissance master Andrea Mantegna's three dimensional works had been found, and his status in the art world was based solely on his paintings.

It was hiding in plain sight!

"Almost two decades of detective work, triggered by a Latin poem found in the Vatican archives, has led experts to conclude that a statue that had stood unnoticed for five centuries in a small southern Italian town is the work of a Renaissance master. "
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F. Lennox Campello is a widely published Washington, DC and Philadelphia based art critic, as well as an award winning artist and curator. He is also often heard on NPR and the Voice of America discussing visual art issues. …

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