Mannerism

1520-1580By: Ryan McConnell

<ParmigianinoMadonna with the Long Neck (1534-40)

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Artists

Leonardo Di Vinci Michelangelo Raphael Jacopo Tintoretto

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Description Mannerism is a period of European art that emerged from the later years of the

Italian High Renaissance around 1520. It lasted until about 1580 in Italy, when a more Baroque style began to replace it, but Northern Mannerism continued into the early 17th century throughout much of Europe.

Stylistically, Mannerism encompasses a variety of approaches influenced by, and reacting to, the harmonious ideals and restrained naturalism associated with artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael, and early Michelangelo. Mannerism is notable for its intellectual sophistication as well as its artificial (as opposed to naturalistic) qualities.

The highest value was instead placed upon the apparently effortless solution of intricate artistic problems, such as the portrayal of the nude in complex and artificial poses.

The figures in Mannerist works frequently have graceful but queerly elongated limbs, small heads, and stylized facial features, while their poses

seem difficult or contrived.

Tintoretto, Last Supper (1592-1594)

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Jacopo Pontormo Joseph in Egypt, 1515-18

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Rosso FiorentinoChâteau de Fontainebleau, France

(1530)

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Henry HowardEarl of Surrey, (1546)

(Rare English Mannerism)

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Jacob Pontormo,

Entombment (1528)

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Works Cited

http://arthistory.about.com/cs/arthistory10one/a/late_ren.htm

http://arthistory.about.com/cs/arthistory10one/a/late_ren.htm