When Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506) married Giovanni Bellini's (1435-1516) sister, one of the most artistically fruitful friendships of the Renaissance arose. The special exhibition brings the works of both artists together for the first time and shows their mutual influence. Mantegna showed Bellini the world of ancient art discovered by his former master Francesco Squarcione. Bellini in turn influenced Mantegna with his soft, idiosyncratic painting style.

An exhibition «Mantegna and Bellini - Masters of the Renaissance» by the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and the National Gallery, London in cooperation with the British Museum and under the patronage of Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.