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Early Life and Artistic Training Born near Padua around 1431, Andrea Mantegna entered the world of art through a complex and somewhat contentious apprenticeship. By the age of ten or eleven, he had been adopted by Francesco Squarcione, a local painter and collector of antiquities. This arrangement placed the young boy directly into a workshop steeped in the study of Roman ruins and classical inscriptions. The influence of Squarcione’s
collection would eventually define the sculptural precision of Mantegna's later work, but the relationship itself was fraught with tension. As his talent matured, the young artist began to feel the weight of an unequal partnership, eventually breaking his agreement with Squarcione because he believed his abilities were being exploited. This early struggle for independence did not hinder his rapid ascent within the Paduan art scene. By…