Mannerism & Northern Renaissance Presentations

The Garden of Earthly Delights 

Hieronymus Bosch

Northern Ren

1490 - 1500 AD

• Represents the 7 deadly sins 

• Supposed be in a church 

• triptch ( 3 panels)

currently held at the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain

Left side of the Garden of Earthly Delights 

• Represents the beginning of Earth, in the bottom of the panel, God__ can be seen presenting Eve to Adam

• Mythical animals represent divinity

The Librarian

1562

Arcimboldo

Mannerist

• Based on Wolfgang the official historian and director of the imperial liberty in Prague

•  The books that form the Librarian’s face are a symbol of the man’s knowledge.

La Primavera

Arcimboldo

Mannerist

1563

• Flowers symbolize the beginning of Spring 

• Uses different objects such as pumpkins, branches and flora to compose face representatives of the Earth's seasons 

Madonna with the long neck

Parmigianino

mannerist

1535

 oil on panel

• Commissioned by Elena Baiardi

•  shown with a sleeping child in her lap which represents the divine child and foreshadows his death on the cross.

• figure at the bottom right is St. Jerome who is unrolling his scroll and looking at St. Francis. 

The Vision of St. Jerome

• C.1620

• Oil on canvas

•  John the Baptist, pointing at the Virgin Mary

• Jesus who seem to be coming down from a cloud.

• Behind John is St. Jerome who is comatose.

• The painting supposedly is representing the visions that he was having before his death. 

  
  

Portrait of a Young Man with a Book

(1530s)

• Bronzino

• mannerist

• Oil on wood

• book represents a book of poems

• found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

• commissioned by the Medici family

  
  

  
  

Deposition of Christ

• (1560-61)

• Bronzino

• mannerist

• Oil on panel 

• man in the green is meant to be Bronzino himself

• Heavily damaged in a fire

• Distortion of Jesus body = legs, hands, and torso

The Ambassadors

• Hans Holbein the Younger

• Northern Ren

• (1533)

• shows two wealthy men, dressed in fine clothing, surrounded by objects representing knowledge, power, and hidden messages.”

• filled this painting with symbols-books, a broken lute, a globe, and a hidden skull-all

Arnolfini Wedding

• Jan Van Erck

• 1434

• most likely Giovanni di Nicolao di Arnolfini, an Italian merchant  and his wife.

• oil on panel

Ghent Altarpiece

• (1432)

• Jan Van Erick

• oil on wood

Christ carrying the cross

• El Grecco

• oil on canvas

• 1577-87

• mannerism

• Crown on Jesus represents his suffering, redemption over sins and loyalty

• tries to distract the view with his dark but calm characteristics of the sky

• carrying the cross which depicts sacrifice and hardship.

Holy Trinity

• El Greco

• 1755 -78

• oil on canvas

• depicts the journey of the Lord into heaven after his time on earth ends

• Uses darker color at the bottom to signify the grim mortal realm

• Upper section there is a bright yellow which represents heaven

The rape of the sabine women

• Giabologna

• mannerist

• Marble

• 1581-1583

• depicts Sabine women being kidnapped by Roman men

• wanted women for success and lineage

• shoes struggle and fear of women but also the defeat of sabine men

Colosso Dell Appennino

• Giabologna

• Stone and plaster

• 1578-1580

  • believed to encompass the blending of natural elements and human charaterists

  • can be interpreted as a guardian for the mountains/ area

  • could reprsent the morning of the High Ren