Late Renaissance Art Flashcards
First appeared in Florence / Rome - 1520
Mannerism
1520 - 1580 : Italy
1520 - 1600 : Northern Europe
Mannerism
Mannerism style
Anti-classical
Mannerism arose with what major event during the time period?
Protestant Reformation
Style / manner in which an artwork is done
Mannerism
Exaggerated poses - unrealistic settings - artificial colors
Characteristics of mannerism
Unrealistic proportions - off-beat perspectives - complex compositions
Characteristics of mannerism
Elongated figures / limbs - eerie images - bizarre themes
Characteristics of mannerism
Emotional appeal - compositional instability - theatrical lighting - precariously balanced
Characteristics of mannerism
1527 - 1593 : known for creating imaginative portrait heads
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Some critics consider his portraits product of deranged mind - other believe he was connected with Renaissance fascnination with riddles / puzzles / the bizarre
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Most well known portraits of Arcimboldo
The Seasons
In addition to painting, Arcimboldo created these
Stained glass
Extremely famous during his lifetime - influenced surrealists like Dali - most original of late Renaissance painters - reputation unexplainably fell off after death
Arcmboldo
Pictures whose subjects were created from other forms
Grotesque painting
1590 - 1591 : head / shoulder portrait of Emporer Rudolph of Vienna - one of two most famous portraits
Vertumnus (Arcimboldo)
Ancient roman god of vegetation and transformation
Vertumnus (Arcimboldo)
1573 : portrays hypothetical face with most typical elements of seasons to create image
The Four Seasons (Arcimboldo)
1573 - comprised of flowers
Spring (The Four Seasons - Arcimboldo)
1573 - fruit face - wheat body - artist’s name in collar - date of painting on shoulder
Summer (The Four Seasons - Arcimboldo)