Did Mantegna mainly work in tempera or in oil?
Tempera
Oil
Neither
Both
Answer
Andrea Mantegna worked primarily in oil painting, which he was able to do by using an innovative technique that involved mixing oil with water to create a more flexible paint that could be applied in thinner layers. This allowed him to create more detailed and realistic paintings than was possible with tempera paint, which was the traditional medium for painting at the time.
Brushstrokes of Brilliance: The Artistic Vision of Andrea Mantegna
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