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Mannerism Late Renaissance

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Mannerist Style Characteristics Elongated bodies or body parts Paintings appear to be stretched out Focus on spiritual aspect of art

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Mannerism Madonna with the Long Neck 1534 1540 Florence, Italy Artist: Parmagianino Mannerist style preferred distorted figures; elongated; artificial Figures crowded into left side viewer is drawn to different areas of painting Not just one focus

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Jacopo da Pontormo Descent from the Cross Capponi Chapel, Santa Felicit, Florence, Italy 1525-1528 oil on wood 10 ft. 3 in. x 6 ft. 6 in. Considered his masterpiece

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Mannerism Allegory with Venus and Cupid 1546 Florence, Italy Artist: Agnolo Bronzino Court painter for Cosimo I de Medici Mannerism was meant for nobility to enjoy not the general public Space full of figures Shows an oddly erotic encounter Bodies elongated and distorted

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Mannerism Last Supper 1592 1594 Venice, Italy Artist: Tintoretto If it werent for the halo, Jesus would be hard to find Perspective leads away from Christ Darker version Judas in traditional spot on opposite side of table

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Paolo Veronese Christ in the House of Levi 1573 oil on canvas 18 ft. 6 in. x 42 ft. 6 in. The Venetian use of blue is still key in Mannerism had to change name of painting

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Paolo Veronese Triumph of Venice ca. 1585 oil on canvas approximately 29 ft. 8 in. x 19 ft. Ceilings became the perfect place for illusion paintings

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El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulous) Mary Magdalene in Penitence 1577 oil on canvas 42 1/2 x 39 7/8 in. El Greco was born in Greece, studied in Italy and painted in Spain as such he is a unique painter in many ways

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El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulous) View of Toledo 1586 oil on canvas 47 3/4 x 42 3/4 in. The most famous of the mannerist painters

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Mannerism The Burial of Count Orgaz 1586 Toledo, Spain Artist: El Greco His masterpiece Local aristocracy attends at bottom as Christ and Saints welcome his soul at the top Elongated forms are typical

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Mannerism Saltcellar of Francis I 1539 1543 Paris, France Artist: Benvenuto Cellini An ornamental salt and pepper holder for the king of France Salt is represented by the sea and pepper by the earth Gold and enamel

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Mannerism Perseus 1545 1554 Florence, Italy Artist: Cellini Blood drips from the beheaded Medusa as Perseus holds it up triumphantly A masterpiece of Mannerist art

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Giovanni Bologna (Jean de Boulogne). Rape of the Sabine Women. 1579-83. Height: 13 5-1/2.

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Mannerism Vestibule of Laurentian Library 1524 1559 Florence, Italy Artists: Michelangelo, Vasari & Ammanati Higher than long or wide Niches taper up smaller at bottom than top Same with pilasters, columns set into the wall 3 separate sets of steps but 1 doorway

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Mannerism Villa Rotunda 1567 1570 Vicenza, Italy Artist: Palladio Symmetry was crucial to Palladio, even the gardens are symmetrical All 4 sides are identical Monticello in Virginia, Jeffersons home was based in this building

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Giacomo della Porta faade of Il Ges Rome, Italy ca. 1575-1584 Still in basic Renaissance style just longer than necessary

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Juan Bautista de Toledo and Juan de Herrera. The Escorial: aerial view. 1563-84.

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