Mannerism and Baroque Test Flashcards
Mannerism Time Period
1520-1600 (Renaissance)
Mannerism focused on
The human form depicted in 1.) intricate poses 2.) exaggerated settings
Mannerism was developed in
Florence and Rome
Mannerism rejected
the balance from the renaissance period and favored more a more emotional and distorted point of view
Mannerist paintings contained
artificial color and unrealistic special proportions and elongated figures
Works of Mannerism were often unsettling and strange, probabl because of the
Time periods upheaval from the Reformation, the sack of rome, and the plague
El Greco (most famous mannerist)
The Burial of Count Orgaz
composition divided between terrestrial and celestrial
known for portraits
Jacopo da Pontormo
Decent from the Cross
- Void in center of compostion
- symbolic of loss and greif
- blues and pinks create complexity
Rosso Fiorentino
Descent from the Cross
Parmigianino
Madonna of the Long Neck
Baroque Time Period
1600-1750
popular style duing the counter Reformation
mainly limited to Cathollic countries
successful movement in Flanders supposrteed by Peter Paul Rubens
Baroque sought to portray
emotion
variety
movment
drama
richness
by apealing to the senses
Leading Baroque Figures
Caravaggion and Annibale Carracci
best of the best was Bernini
Supper at Emmaus
Conversion of St. Paul
light from capel plays a particular role
Daniel in the Lion’s Den
Peter Paul Rubens
Arrival of Marie de Medici at Marseilles
Night watch
Rembrandt
Flight to Egypt
Annibale Carracci
