Mannerism

Mannerism : 

Mannerism Chapter 9.3

Mannerism : 

Mannerism The period of art that followed the High Renaissance from about 1525 to 1600. A blend of individual “signature” styles that shared some common elements: Elongated and distorted forms Expressive color Imbalanced compositions Has an artificial appearance Important artists: El Greco * Tintoretto * Anguissola * Veronese

El Greco : 

Born in Crete, near Greece, he moved to Spain and acquired the nickname “El Greco”, which means “The Greek.” His work uses strong color, elongated forms, movement and emotion. St. Martin and the Beggar El Greco

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The Burial of Count Orgaz El Greco’s most famous work. The bottom half of the canvas is Earth, and is fairly realistic. The top half is Heaven, and is more mystical in appearance. El Greco’s art seemed so strange at the time, that some people thought he had an eye affliction.

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Resurrection by El Greco El Greco often painted heads too small for their bodies. In this painting, the spiritual energy released by Christ’s triumph over death is imagined as a sort of explosion. Christ is carrying the victory banner The flame-like figures seem to burn with the intensity of the moment.

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Christ Cleansing the Temple c.1570 The left side shows the ways of the old law; the right the new.

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Christ Driving the Traders from the Temple The same scene, as El Greco paints it 30 years later.

Tintoretto : 

Tintoretto His name means “little dyer”, (his father’s occupation) His subjects were mostly religious, due to his strong faith. Christ on the Sea of Galilee

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The Last Supper by Tintoretto The shimmering halos and unnatural light emphasize the importance of the event.

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The Miracle of the Slave by Tintoretto The legend of a Christian slave who was to be tortured as a punishment, but was saved by a miraculous intervention, who shattered the bone-breaking and blinding implements which were about to be applied.

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The Finding of the Body of St. Mark The Baptism of Christ Tintoretto was the most dramatic artist of the late 16th century.

Sofonisba Anguissola : 

Sofonisba Anguissola genre – referring to the common or ordinary A well-known child prodigy who painted into her 80’s. She painted charming and affectionate family portraits rather than formal ones. She is credited with introducing genre painting.

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Portrait of the Artist’s Sisters and Brother Anguissola

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Anguissola’s The Chess Game

Veronese : 

Veronese A Venetian master whose work featured superb color and majestic, classical settings on huge canvases. Christ in the House of Levi

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The Finding of Moses Veronese was criticized by the Catholic Church for including dwarves and animals in Biblical scenes. This painting places the story of Moses being found in Italy and by an Italian princess and her court.

The Sculpture of Giovanni da Bologna : 

The Sculpture of Giovanni da Bologna Abduction of the Sabine Women This was the 1st large-scale group sculpture since antiquity. The 3 figures form a spiraling movement on a vertical axis.