A painting by this artist depicts a member of the Cornelius gens ushering in two men carrying a statue on a bier. This artist imitated colored marble backdrops with a reddish splotched canvas in works like a depiction of Cybele's (“KEE-bay-lay’s”) arrival in Rome. A preparatory sketch by this artist discovered in 2020 shows two bugle players holding SPQR banners. That work, held at Hampton Court, was commissioned for the palace of this artist's patron along with a work showing (*)putti looking down from the sky. An arch serves as the backdrop for three paintings by this artist showing a saint hit by arrows. This artist for the Gonzagas created the Camera degli (“DEHL-yee”) Sposi and St. Sebastian as well as a depiction of Mary and John weeping over a foreshortened Jesus. For 10 points, name this Renaissance artist of the Triumphs of Caesar and Lamentation over the Dead Christ. ■END■
ANSWER: Andrea Mantegna (“mahn-TAYN-nyuh”)
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