Mannerism
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Mannerism was a 16th-century European art and architectural style characterized by artificiality, elongated proportions, and complex, often tension-filled compositions that reacted against the balanced harmony of the High Renaissance.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Italian Mannerism | 2 |
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural style
ⓘ
art movement ⓘ cultural movement ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| developedIn |
Florence
ⓘ
Mantua NERFINISHED ⓘ Rome ⓘ central Italy ⓘ |
| endTime | late 16th century ⓘ |
| etymology | from Italian "maniera" meaning "style" or "manner" ⓘ |
| field |
architecture
ⓘ
decorative arts ⓘ painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| followedBy | Baroque ⓘ |
| follows | High Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
acid or unusual color
ⓘ
ambiguous space ⓘ artifice over naturalism ⓘ artificiality ⓘ complex compositions ⓘ crowded compositions ⓘ decorative excess in architecture ⓘ distorted perspective ⓘ elongated human figures ⓘ elongated proportions ⓘ emotional tension ⓘ exaggerated poses ⓘ instability of composition ⓘ intellectual complexity ⓘ refined elegance ⓘ serpentinata pose ⓘ stylization ⓘ tension-filled compositions ⓘ |
| hasNotablePractitioner |
Agnolo Bronzino
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benvenuto Cellini ⓘ El Greco ⓘ Federico Zuccari NERFINISHED ⓘ Giambologna ⓘ Giorgio Vasari ⓘ Giulio Romano NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacopo da Pontormo NERFINISHED ⓘ Paolo Veronese NERFINISHED ⓘ Parmigianino NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosso Fiorentino NERFINISHED ⓘ Tintoretto ⓘ |
| hasNotableWork |
Allegory with Venus and Cupid
ⓘ
Escorial paintings of El Greco ⓘ Laurentian Library ⓘ Madonna with the Long Neck ⓘ Palazzo Te ⓘ
surface form:
Palazzo del Te
The Deposition from the Cross (Pontormo) ⓘ |
| hasSubstyle |
Court Mannerism
ⓘ
Northern Mannerism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Baroque
ⓘ
surface form:
Baroque art
Northern Mannerism ⓘ late Renaissance art ⓘ |
| reactionAgainst |
classical balance of High Renaissance
ⓘ
naturalism of High Renaissance ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 1520 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| usedIn |
court portraiture
ⓘ
mythological painting ⓘ palace decoration ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Infant John the Baptist
this entity surface form:
Italian Mannerism
this entity surface form:
Italian Mannerism