Who created "A Bird Perched on a Branch with Fruit"?

A Bird Perched on a Branch with Fruit was created by Andrea Mantegna in 1460s (?).

When was "A Bird Perched on a Branch with Fruit" created?

This artwork was created 1460s (?).

What medium is "A Bird Perched on a Branch with Fruit"?

A Bird Perched on a Branch with Fruit is pen and brown ink on laid paper.

Is "A Bird Perched on a Branch with Fruit" in the public domain?

Yes, A Bird Perched on a Branch with Fruit is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

A Bird Perched on a Branch with Fruit

Andrea Mantegna

1460s (?)

Medium

pen and brown ink on laid paper

Dimensions

overall: 10.5 × 11.5 cm (4 1/8 × 4 1/2 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Andrew W. Mellon Fund

Accession Number

1976.33.1

Rights

Public Domain

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About the Artist

Andrea Mantegna · 1431–1506

Andrea Mantegna was born around 1431 near Padua, in the Venetian Republic, the son of a carpenter. At approximately age eleven he was taken into the workshop of the Paduan painter and antiquities collector Francesco Squarcione, who enrolled him as a guild member and immersed him in the study of Roman sculpture and classical Latin. Though Mantegna later claimed that Squarcione had exploited his lab...

A Bird Perched on a Branch with Fruit

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