Painting #113 - Italian Mannerism

Italian Renaissance :

Mannerism - Part 1/2

Mannerism

“Mannerism is a style in European art that emerged in the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520, and lasting ..... until about 1580 in Italy, when the Baroque style largely replaced it.

“Stylistically, Mannerism encompasses a variety of approaches influenced by ..... artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and early Michelangelo.

“Where High Renaissance art emphasizes proportion, balance, and ideal beauty, Mannerism exaggerates such qualities, often resulting in compositions that are asymmetrical or unnaturally elegant.....

“Mannerism in literature and music is notable for its highly florid style and intellectual sophistication.”  (Source: Wiki)

Rosso Fiorentino  (1495－1540)

- French-Italian Mannerist, Florentine school

Moses Defending the Daughters of Jethro
- Rosso Fiorentino
- oil on canvas  (160 x 117 cm)  c.1523
- Galleria degli Uffizi  (Florence)  

Andrea del Sarto  (1486–1530, Italian) 

Portrait of a Young Man
- Andrea del Sarto
- oil on canvas  (72 x 57 cm)  c.1517-18
- National Gallery  (London) 

The so-called Portrait of a Sculptor, long believed to have been Del Sarto's self-portrait.

Laurentian Library  

Laurentian Library
- Piazza di San Lorenzo 9  (Florence)
The Laurentian Library can be identified in the long row of windows above the cloister extending to the left of the picture. The taller structure with two rows of windows immediately to its right is the vestibule.

“The Laurentian Library in Florence is renowned for its architecture, designed by Michelangelo, and is an example of Mannerism. This historic library contains more than 11,000 manuscripts and 4,500 early printed books...belonging to the private library of the Medici family... under the patronage of the Medici pope Clement VII to emphasize that the Medici were no longer merchants but members of intelligent and ecclesiastical society.”

Pontormo  (1494-1557, Italian) 

Deposition from the Cross 
- Pontormo
- tempera on wood  (313 × 192 cm)  c.1525–1528
- Church of Santa Felicita  (Florence)  

Monsignor della Casa
- Pontormo
- oil on panel  (102 x 79 cm)  c.1541-44
- National Gallery of Art  (Washington)  

Bronzino 

(1503-1572, Florentine Mannerist)

Eleonora di Toledo
- Bronzino
- oil on panel  (86 × 65 cm)  c.1560
- National Gallery of Art  (Washington) 

Allegory with Venus and Cupid
- Bronzino (1503-1572, Florentine Mannerist)
- oil on canvas (146 x 116 cm) c.1545
- National Gallery (London)

Cupid is son of Venus.

An allegory (寓意) is a made-up puzzle; 

never mind if it does not make sense to you. 

Correggio  (1489–1534, Italian) 

The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine
- Correggio
- oil on panel  (29 x 22 cm)  1510/1515
- National Gallery of Art  (Washington) 

Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine
[of Alexandria with Saint Sebastian]
- Correggio
- oil on wood (105 x 102 cm) c.1527
- Louvre (Paris) 

#A18)  The Child is going to put a ring on the right index finger of Catherine, as witnessed by Madonna and the Baptist, and as wished by Catherine (c.287-c.305) living in a different space and time.

Venus and Cupid with a Satyr
- Correggio
- oil on canvas (189× 126 cm)  c.1528
- Louvre (Paris)  

#A18)  A satyr is cautiously lifting a cover sheet to discover the body of goddess Venus,  who is taking a nap next to her son Cupid/Eros.

Jupiter and Io
- Correggio in 1520-40
 - oil on canvas (162 x 73.5 cm) 
- Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna)

Io is seduced by Jupiter (Zeus in Greek), who hides behind the dunes to avoid hurting the jealous wife Juno (Hera in Greek).

Isabella d'Este  (1474–1539, Italian)

One of the leading women of the Italian Renaissance as a major cultural and political figure. She was a patron of the arts as well as a leader of fashion.

Portrait of Isabella d'Este
- Titian  (1490–1576, Italian)
- oil on canvas  (102 × 64 cm) c 1534–36
- Kunsthistorisches Museum  (Vienna)  

Portrait of Isabella d'Este
- Leonardo da Vinci  (1452–1519, Italian)
- chalk on paper  (61 x 47 cm)  1499-1500
- Louvre  (Paris)

Source: Wikipedia