Mannerism
Mannerism
Pojer
Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
Giorgio Vasaris Lives of
the Artists, 1568.
He believed that the
artist was no longer just a
member of a crafts guild.
The artist was an equal in
the courts of Europe
with scholars, poets,
and humanists.
Therefore, the artist should
be recognized and rewarded for his unique
artistic technique [maneria].
Late Renaissance [Pre-Baroque].
Art was at an impasse after the perfection
and harmony of the Renaissance.
Antithetical to the principles of the High
Renaissance.
From the Italian de maneria.
A work of art done in the artists
characteristic touch or recognizable
manner.
First used by the German art historian,
Heinrich Wlfflin in the early 20c.
Influenced by Michelangelos later works.
Michelangelos
Last
Judgment
(Sistine Chapel)
Michelangelos Last Judgment
(Sistine Chapel left side)
Michelangelos Last Judgment
(Sistine Chapel right side)
1. Replace Harmony
With Dissonance
& Discord
Susanna & the
Elders
Alessandro Allori
Twisted bodies
or weight shift
[contrapposto]
Piet by Rosso Fiorentino
1530-1540
Piet by El Greco
1587-1597
The Mystic
Marriage of St.
Catherine
Parmigianino
1525-1527
Charity
Andrea del
Sarto
1518
An allegory of
the French
royal family.
The Rape
of Helene
Francesco
Primaticcio
1530-1539
Christ in Agony on
the Cross
El Greco
1600s.
An attempt to
express the
religious tensions of
the times.
Adoration of the
Name of Jesus
El Greco
1578-1580.
Adoration of the
Name of Jesus
(details)
Philip II of Spain
El Greco
1578-1580
The Baptism
of Christ
El Greco
1608-1628.
Portrait of a
Cardinal
El Greco
1600
St. Jerome by El Greco
1587-1597
The
Tempest
Giorgione
1510
The Calling
of St.
Matthew
Caravaggio
The View
from Toledo
El Greco
1597
Madonna with
the Long Neck
Parmagianino
1534-1540
Joseph in
Egypt
Jacomo
Pontormo
The Last Supper
Tintoretto
1594
Bacchus &
Ariadne
Titian
1522-1523
?
Pastoral
Concert
Giorgione
1508-1510
?
The
Annunciation
Jacopo
Tintoretto
1583-1587
Moses
Drawing
Water form
the Rock
Jacopo
Tintoretto
1577
Stylishness in design could be applied to a
building as well as to a painting.
Showed extensive knowledge of Roman
architectural style.
Complex, out of step style taking liberties
with classical architecture.
Architecture, sculpture, and walled gardens were
seen as a complex, but not necessary unified
whole.
Villa Capra
[or Villa
Rotunda]
By Andrea
Palladio
1566-1571
Palladian architectural style [popular in England]
Entrance to
the Villa
Farnese at
Caprarola
By Giacomo
Vignola
1560
Giacomo da
Vignola
Wrote The
Rule of the
Five Orders of
Architecture
1563
Became a key
reference work
for architects.
French Mannerism flourished from
1531 to the
early 17c.
Characteristics:
Extensive use of stucco in moldings &
picture frames.
Frescoes.
An elaborate [often mysterious]
system of allegories and mythical
iconography.
Centered around the Royal Chateau of
Fontainebleau.
Gallery [right] by Rosso
Fiorentino & Francesco
Primaticcio
1528-1537
Nymph,
1548-1549
Nymph & Putto,
1547-1549
Caryatids
1550s