Art of Italy

Mannerism

As the Renaissance had moved from formulaic depiction to a more natural observation of the figure, light and perspective, so the subsequent, Mannerist, period is marked by a move to forms conceived in the mind. Once the ideals of the Renaissance had had their effect artists such as Giulio Romano (ca 1499? to 1546) were able to introduce personal elements of subjectivity to their interpretation of visual forms. The perfection of perspective, light and realistic human figures can be thought of as impossible to improve upon unless another factor is included in the image, namely the factor of how the artist feels about the image. This emotional content in Mannerism is also the beginnings of a movement which would eventually, much later, become Expressionism in the 19th century. The difference between Mannerism and Expressionism is really a matter of degree.

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Mannerist - Giulio Romano - 1499 - 1546 - Subjectivity - Expressionism - 19th century

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Guilo Romano was a student an protege of Raphael. Other Italian Mannerist painters included Pontormo and Rosso Fiorentino, students of Andrea del Sarto. The Spanish Mannerist El Greco was a student of the Italian Renaissance painter Titian.

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Raphael - Pontormo - Rosso Fiorentino - Andrea del Sarto - El Greco - Titian

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The most famous Italian painter of the Mannerist style and period is Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti) (1518-1594).

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Tintoretto - 1518 - 1594

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