Important Mannerist Artists

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Mannerism Style of Painting

The name mannerism comes from the Italian maniera, which translates to 'style'

Sofonisba Anguissola(1532 - 1625) Italian, Florentine
Alessandro Allori (1535 - 1607) Italian, Florentine
Agnolo Bronzino (1503 - 1571) Italian, Florentine
El Greco (1541 - 1614) Greek
Giovanni Rosso Fiorentino (1495 - 1540) Italian
Juan Fernandez Navarrete (1526-1579) Spanish
Pontormo (1494-1557) Italian
Parmigianino (1503-1540) Italian
Jacopo da Pontormo (1494 - 1557) Italian
Paolo Veronese (1528-1588) Italian
Ventura Salimbeni (1567-1613) Italian

Origins of the Mannerist Painting Style

Mannerism is an artistic style that surfaced after the Sack of Rome on May 6 1527, when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor descended upon Rome raping, plundering and massacring. Many great artworks were destroyed or carted off. This senseless slaughter unhinged Renaissance confidence, humanism and way of thinking to the core. The style originated in Rome and later widened to all of Europe. Mannerists paintings are characterized by elongated limbs, thin aquiline noses, overly stylized figures, undersized heads, electrifying, vibrant colors and elaborately mannered, theatrical compositions. Italian Renaissance scholar John C. Van Dyke had this to say about Mannerist painters "Immediately after the High Renaissance leaders of Florence and Rome came the imitators and exaggerators of their styles. They produced large, crowded compositions, with a hasty facility of the brush and striking effects of light. Seeking the grand they overshot the temperate. Their elegance was affected, their sentiment forced, their brilliancy superficial glitter. When they thought to be ideal they lost themselves in incomprehensible allegories; when they thought to be real they grew prosaic in detail. These men are known in art history as the Mannerists, and the men whose works they imitated were chiefly Raphael, Michaelangelo, and Correggio."

The Mannerists in Italy worked on generous commission for a restricted audience of Vatican powerbrokers and royalty. The subjects they were allowed to portray was controlled and restricted to biblical themes, portraiture and occasionally mythology. El Greco said to hell with the money went off to Spain to pursue his own amazing vision.

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	Search:: Artists Alphabetically Artists by Country Artists by Century Artists by Movement Mannerism Style of Painting The name mannerism comes from the Italian maniera, which translates to 'style' Important Mannerist Artists Sofonisba Anguissola(1532 - 1625) Italian, Florentine Alessandro Allori (1535 - 1607) Italian, Florentine Agnolo Bronzino (1503 - 1571) Italian, Florentine El Greco (1541 - 1614) Greek Giovanni Rosso Fiorentino (1495 - 1540) Italian Juan Fernandez Navarrete (1526-1579) Spanish Pontormo (1494-1557) Italian Parmigianino (1503-1540) Italian Jacopo da Pontormo (1494 - 1557) Italian Paolo Veronese (1528-1588) Italian Ventura Salimbeni (1567-1613) Italian Origins of the Mannerist Painting Style Mannerism is an artistic style that surfaced after the Sack of Rome on May 6 1527, when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor descended upon Rome raping, plundering and massacring. Many great artworks were destroyed or carted off. This senseless slaughter unhinged Renaissance confidence, humanism and way of thinking to the core. The style originated in Rome and later widened to all of Europe. Mannerists paintings are characterized by elongated limbs, thin aquiline noses, overly stylized figures, undersized heads, electrifying, vibrant colors and elaborately mannered, theatrical compositions. Italian Renaissance scholar John C. Van Dyke had this to say about Mannerist painters "Immediately after the High Renaissance leaders of Florence and Rome came the imitators and exaggerators of their styles. They produced large, crowded compositions, with a hasty facility of the brush and striking effects of light. Seeking the grand they overshot the temperate. Their elegance was affected, their sentiment forced, their brilliancy superficial glitter. When they thought to be ideal they lost themselves in incomprehensible allegories; when they thought to be real they grew prosaic in detail. These men are known in art history as the Mannerists, and the men whose works they imitated were chiefly Raphael, Michaelangelo, and Correggio." The Mannerists in Italy worked on generous commission for a restricted audience of Vatican powerbrokers and royalty. The subjects they were allowed to portray was controlled and restricted to biblical themes, portraiture and occasionally mythology. El Greco said to hell with the money went off to Spain to pursue his own amazing vision. Require more facts and information about Important Mannerist Artists? Poke around every nook and cranny of the known universe for information this subject. Search Here © HistoryofPainters.com If you like this page and wish to share it, you are welcome to link to it, with our thanks. If you feel you have worthwhile information you would like to contribute we would love to hear from you. We collect essential biographical information and artist quotes from folks all over the globe and appreciate your participation. When submitting please, if possible, site the source and provide English translation. Email to millardmulch@gmail.com Links Symbolism copyright 2011 - historyofpainters.com