Isola Mantegna
45°34′12″N 11°43′55″E / 45.57000°N 11.73194°E Isola Mantegna is a village within the comune (municipality) of Piazzola sul Brenta in Veneto, Italy.[1] The town was initially named Isola di Carturo but changed its name to Isola Mantegna in 1963 to honor the notable Renaissance painter Andrea Mantegna, who was born there in 1431.[2]
The village is in the Province of Padua, 23 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of Padua.[3]
History
[edit]In 1917-18, there was a World War I airfield in the fields nearby.[4]
Notable residents
[edit]- Andrea Mantegna (c. 1431—1506), painter[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "The village of Isola Mantegna, municipality of Piazzola sul Brenta (PD) Veneto". italia.indettaglio.it. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Piazzola sul Brenta: Isola Mantegna il paese natale di Andrea Mantegna, isola di Carturo, Villa Ramina detta La Colombina, Palladio, Villa Paccagnella a Presina, Camisano Vicentino Isola di Carturo Castello di Carturo Ponte di Carturo Due Albere Presina Colombara, fotografie photo gallery, fiume Brenta, villa Contarini a Piazzola sul Brenta". www.magicoveneto.it. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Isola Mantegna · 35016 Piazzola sul Brenta, Province of Padua, Italy". Isola Mantegna · 35016 Piazzola sul Brenta, Province of Padua, Italy. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "ISOLA DI CARTURO". www.ilfrontedelcielo.it. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Andrea Mantegna | Italian artist | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-03-10.