CAS AH 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Breaking Free, Contrapposto, Minor Orders
12 Aug 2016
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Comes from the italian word maniera," which means manner or style of handling. Stylistic features in mannerist artworks include: elongation, distortion, confusion, jarring color contrasts, lack of weight and gravity, and avoidance of stable compositional arrangements. Can also be applied to dress, conduct own particular manner. Seems like perversion/fall of high renaissance opposite to what we define as high renaissance perverted, rejected. No one seems to be playing by the rule anymore. Giulio romano, mantua, italy (moving away from rome and florence to north) Rusted stones more appropriate for courtyard. Depending on the observers to know the rule, which she disobeys, and to find the broken rules amusing. Jacopo da pontormo"s entombment of christ, florence, florence, 1525-1528. Deviation from rephael"s style (which all figures integrated together as one unit, and beauty and grace) and shown with drapery saturated hues. Elongation of figures, disruption of proportion, less monumentality, very abstractive.
