HAID: Mannerism & Baroque

Mannerism

is a term applied to exaggerated styles, striking visual effects characterized by elongated or over muscular figures set in extravagantly contorted panes.

Mannerism

it was a revolt against the fundamental design principles of classicism of clarity, visibility and stability

Florentine Pieta

also known as the Deposition by Michelangelo, likely intended as his own tomb monument, depicting the moment Jesus is taken down from the cross.

Entobment, Jacopo Pontormo

Madonna with the long neck, Parmigianino

Tintoretto

Il Furioso, was called as such for his phenomenal energy in painting and dramatic use of perspectival space and special lighting effects making him a precursor of baroque art

The Last Supper, Tintoretto

Veronese

known as a supreme colorist and for his illusionistic decorations. famous for his paintings of biblical feasts crowded with figures.

Tintoretto, Veronese and Titian

Triumvirate of pre-eminent Venetian painters of the late Renaissance

Baroque

became the official architectural style in France in the 17-18th century with its capital at Versailles

Louis XIV

the sun King of France, known for his absolute monarchy and the expansion of French influence in Europe.

The Royal Academy of France

founded by royal minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert to manipulate imagery for political advantage