Andrea Mantegna,
The Baptism of Hermogenes
,
1454
–
57
,
Ovetari Chapel, Church of the Eremitani (destoryed
1944
),
Padua
Rivera’s sketch after Mantegna recalls the murals of Padua with the
hallucinatory bulk of their Roman architecture—perhaps, more
specifically, the
Baptism of Hermogenes.
Rivera noted on this sketch: “Construction where the actual painting
of the surface follows guidelines relating to depth; thus creating
a surface harmony shot through in make-believe style by the
architecture. The frightening relief does not violate the surface.”
