Mannerism

Mannerism

• A later term for European art, made from the 1520s till end of 16th century, after the high renaissance

• Named by art historians

Stylish style

• dilibrate stylish

How is Mannerist art seen?

• Mannerist art was seen as having no meaning the artist didn't have a meaning for it and only cared about the style, which is wrong.

  • In fact, there was a lot of creative liberty in making an original artwork

Michelangelo, tomb of Giuliano de' Medici

• Made for 4 Medici peeps

• Shows a portrait of Giulando in Roman armor, has a very idealized features, and a long neck

• Two twisted pose figures at the bottom representing Day n Night

Giovanni da Bologna, Abduction of Sabine Women

• A sculpture that has 3 bodies interlocked, creating a vertical spiral

• Was made for a formal exercise, no actual story is in this work

Giulio Romano, courtyard Palazzo de Te

• Romano diverged from the architecural convention with its slipping triglyphs and almost falling pillars. Making a joke

• This is to impress any guests visiting the place

Pontormo, Entombment of Christ

• Shows a crowded scene, with complex n twisted poses

• Though with its concentrated scene, the artist left a void between Mary and Jesus as Mary is being pulled away from her son

Correggio, Assumption of the Virgin (Parama Cathedral)

• Located on the dome of the Cathedral, creating a sort of vortex

• Everything is painted, creating an illusionistic ceiling design

• Shows Mary ascending with the help of angels to heaven

Parmigianino, Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror

• Shows this to a pope for a chance of a job (like a business card)

• Painted on a curved wooden surface

• Shows him painting the portrait that he's making (painting inception woahhh), with the warps of the mirror

Parmigianino, Madonna with the Long Neck

• Remains unfinished

• Shows the stylish elegance of the Mannerist art

• Presents Mary holding Christ, who looks asleep in a cross position, which is reflected in the vase, only he is actually crucified

• This is meaningful to the woman who commissioned the ar,t as she presented it as her devotion to the Virgin Mary