ART PERIODS

SEMESTER 1

ITALIAN RENAISSANCE    NORTHERN RENAISSANCE
MANNERISM    BAROQUE    DUTCH GOLDEN AGE
ROCOCO    NEOCLASSICAL

Mannerism (1530-1600) click on works to see a larger image
Subjects: same as Renaissance (Bible, mythology)
Techniques: rich colors; careful details; distortions in color, scale, perspective, proportion
Notable Artists: El Greco, Bronzino, Tintoretto, Arcimboldo, Cellini (sculpture)
Etc.: tried to go "beyond" Michelangelo – away from perfection

The Burial of the Count of Orgaz
El Greco

Crucifixion
Jacopo Tintoretto

The Deposition of Christ
Agnolo Bronzino

Vertemus, God of the Seasons
Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Madonna with the Long Neck
Parmagianino

Baptism
El Greco

The Last Supper
Jacopo Tintoretto

Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time
Agnolo Bronzino

Autumn
Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Perseus and Andromeda
Joachim Wtewael

St.Martin and the Beggar
El Greco

The Miracle of the Slave
Jacopo Tintoretto

The Martyrdom of St. Lawrence
Agnolo Bronzino

Flora
Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Susanna and the Elders
Alessandro Allori