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Mannerism (1520-1600)

Mannerism (1520-1600). Background. 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 .

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Mannerism (1520-1600)

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  1. Mannerism (1520-1600)

  2. Background • 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 artist’s characteristic “touch” or recognizable “manner.” • First used by the German art historian, Heinrich Wölfflin in the early 20c. • Influenced by Michelangelo’s later works.

  3. Michelangelo • “Sistine Chapel” • 1508-1512

  4. Sistine Chapel: Last Judgment

  5. Characteristics • Replace… • Harmony with dissonance & discord. • Reason with emotion. • Reality with imagination. • Create instability instead of equilibrium. • Bodies are distorted. • Colors are lurid. • Pictoral space is crowded. • A void in the center. • Hanging figures.

  6. Titian , Venus of Urbino, 1538 ?

  7. Parmigianino • “Madonna with the Long Neck” • 1535-1540

  8. Details: Madonna w/the Long Neck

  9. El Greco • “The Resurrection” • c.1597-1604 • An attempt to express the religious tensions of the times.

  10. El Greco • “Burial of Count Orgaz” • 1586

  11. Giorgione • “The Tempest” • 1510

  12. Tintoretto • “The Last Supper” (1594)

  13. The Last Supper: Mannerism vs. High Renaissance

  14. Characteristics of Mannerist Architecture • 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.

  15. Villa Capra[or Villa Rotunda] • By AndreaPalladio • 1566-1571 • “Palladian” architectural style [popular in England]

  16. Entrance to the Villa Farnese at Caprarola • By Giacomo Vignola • 1560

  17. The Fontainebleau School • 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.

  18. The Royal Chateau at Fontainebleau • Gallery [right] by Rosso Fiorentino & Francesco Primaticcio • 1528-1537

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