# Inscription with Putti [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MANTEGNA, Andrea]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Walnut oil on plaster ## Commentary Because Mantegna's play of realities in the Camera degli Sposi is so convincing, the distinction between the physical, real world and the fictive, painted one is unclear. Although most apparent on the ceiling, this aspect of the decoration is continued in the wall zones. For example, the tablet containing a beautifully lettered inscription appears to be held by flying putti, who struggle to support its weight. Nearby, a trompe l'oeil twisted leather curtain, similar to those actually used at the time, is featured prominently. ## Related artworks - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Agony in the Garden \(detail\)]() - [Agony in the Garden \(detail\)]() - [Agony in the Garden]() - [Agony in the Garden]() - [Assumption of the Virgin \(detail\)]() - [Assumption of the Virgin]() - [Assumption of the Virgin]() - [Bacchanalia with a Wine Vat]() - [Baptism of Christ]() - [Baptism of Christ]() - [Battle of the Sea Gods]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()