The Annotated Mona Lisa: Pages 44 - 45

Question 1

Mannerism and The Late Rennaissance

Answer 1

• compositions were oblique, with a void in the center and figures crowded around the edge of the frame
• mannerism is a word of art done according to an acquired style rather than depicting nature
• Pontormo and Rosso; Bronzino; Parmigianino; Benvenuto Cellini

Question 2

The Spanish Renaissance

Answer 2

• El Greco (1541-1614)
• his style is most original of the Renaissance
• cared little for accurately representing the visual world