Filippo Mantovani

A terracotta tile by Elia della Marra, depicting a Madonna and Child preserved at Corte Le Pezze (Castel d’Ario), contributes to enrich his catalog and his presence in the Mantuan territory. the sculptor renews the throne in a renaissance and antiquarian style, denouncing the knowledge and use of renaissance characters, with particular references to Andrea Mantegna. Moreover, because of the identified comparisons, it is possible to date the sculpture at the end of the sixties of the 15th century...