1. Mannerism – Late Renaissance

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

3. 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

4. Capponi Chapel, Santa Felicità, Florence, Italy
Jacopo da Pontormo
Descent from the Cross
Capponi Chapel, Santa Felicità, Florence, Italy
oil on wood 10 ft. 3 in. x 6 ft. 6 in.
Considered his masterpiece
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5. 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

6. Mannerism Last Supper 1592 – 1594 Venice, Italy Artist: Tintoretto
If it weren’t 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

7. Christ in the House of Levi
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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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9. Paolo Veronese Triumph of Venice
ca oil on canvas approximately 29 ft. 8 in. x 19 ft.
Ceilings became the perfect place for illusion paintings
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10. 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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11. El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulous) View of Toledo
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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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

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

16. 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

17. 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, Jefferson’s home was based in this building

18. Giacomo della Porta façade of Il Gesù Rome, Italy ca. 1575-1584
Still in basic Renaissance style – just longer than necessary
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19. Juan Bautista de Toledo and Juan de Herrera. The Escorial: aerial view

20. Next lecture…. Northern Renaissance
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