The Mannerism era of art was all about elegance, artificial exaggerations, and making artworks as grand and over-the-top as possible. It came after the natural, more harmonious Renaissance period, and ...

They called it "the manner". The manner was precious, artificial, convoluted, a bit pretentious, often dry, always unnatural. It was everything that good, healthy, humane art is not supposed to be.

The late 16th and early 17th centuries saw major transformations in painting. For decades Mannerism had dominated, but the late 1500s saw artists take new approaches to their craft—approaches that ...

FOR centuries “Mannerism” has been a dirty word in the art historian’s book, meaning “in the manner of” —or something akin to copycat. Renaissance enthusiasts use it to describe the painters who, in ...

Art critic Waldemar Januszczak delves into the heart of Mannerism, as he explores the development of the art style, examines its characteristics, and questions what it achieved.

This course will explore the art of painting and sculpture from Italy in the sixteenth century, during which time the “High Renaissance” style gradually gave way to “Mannerism”, a style that has been ...

But the Maso, which measures 40 inches wide and nearly 5 feet high, gives the style a more prominent footing in the collection. The tightly composed painting features the virgin St. Catherine of ...