Basilica of Sant'Andrea, Mantua
The Basilica of Sant'Andrea is a Roman Catholic co-cathedral and minor basilica in Mantua, Lombardy (Italy). It is one of the major works of 15th-century Renaissance architecture in Northern Italy. Commissioned by Ludovico III Gonzaga, the church was begun in 1472 according to designs by Leon Battista Alberti on a site occupied by a Benedictine monastery, of which the bell tower (1414) remains. The building, however, was only finished 328 years later. Though later changes and expansions altered Alberti's design, the church is still considered to be one of Alberti's most complete works. It looms over the Piazza Mantegna.
Facade and belltower
Elements of the arches on the lateral façade. Photo by Paolo Monti
Dome
Interior
Mantua is a comune (municipality) in the Italian region of Lombardy, and capital of the province of the same name.
Panorama of Mantua
Mantua
Expulsion of the Bonacolsi in 1328, scene of Piazza Sordello, canvas of Domenico Morone.
Ludovico III Gonzaga receiving the news of his son Francesco being created a cardinal, fresco by Andrea Mantegna in the Stanza degli Sposi of Palazzo Ducale.