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-The '''Camera degli Sposi''' ("bridal chamber"), sometimes known as the '''Camera picta''' ("painted chamber"), is a room [[fresco]]ed with [[illusionistic painting]]s by [[Andrea Mantegna]] in the [[Ducal Palace, Mantua]], [[Italy]].+ 
 +The '''Camera picta''' ("painted chamber"), also popularly known as the '''Camera degli Sposi''', or "bridal chamber"—is a room [[fresco]]ed with [[illusionistic painting]]s by [[Andrea Mantegna]] in the [[Ducal Palace, Mantua]], [[Italy]]. It was painted between [[1465]] and [[1474]] and commissioned by [[Ludovico II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua|Ludovico Gonzaga]], and is notable for the use of ''[[trompe l'oeil]]'' details and its ''[[di sotto in sù]]'' ceiling.
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The Camera picta ("painted chamber"), also popularly known as the Camera degli Sposi, or "bridal chamber"—is a room frescoed with illusionistic paintings by Andrea Mantegna in the Ducal Palace, Mantua, Italy. It was painted between 1465 and 1474 and commissioned by Ludovico Gonzaga, and is notable for the use of trompe l'oeil details and its di sotto in sù ceiling.




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