1. By Christina Collins and Danielle Gregor

2.  This artistic era started in the 1520s and ended in the 1600s  It was a style of art that permitted artists to express their feelings; freedom of artistic expression; their feelings were portrayed in the art they create  Aspects of manneristic art are bright colors, sometimes clashing; very bizarre themes and tortuous at times  These paintings have an intellectual sophistication to them

3.  Artificial; unnaturalistic  Elongated limbs and anguished faces  The paintings seemed to favor instability; there wasn’t balance to the art pieces as opposed to the paintings of the Renaissance  The artists had their own personal take on the art they made; their own style  Popular artists who painted manneristic pictures were Da Vinci, Rafael, Michelangelo; Michelangelo was the main role model for the painters of manneristic art

4.  The Mannerism era came through towards the end of the High Renaissance and was less popular as Baroque style rose in popularity, becoming it’s successor towards the end of the 1600s  The music of this era was highly floored and just as sophisticated as the art.

5.  Painted by Parmigianino from 1534-1535 and was not completed before he died  As put in the name of this art piece, Madonna was painted with a long neck.  This portrays mannerism by the elongated neck on the woman in the center, as well as the baby’s body

6.  Mannerism emerged around the time of the Reformation and the Counter Reformation. There was much political and social discontent with the church at this time.  The painting seemed to be centered on distortion, vivid colors, tension, and unreal lighting.  It rebelled against the church because the church wanted the painting to represent bright colors/lighting; to make it seem more angelic  Not many rebelled against the church so this painting along with the manneristic style itself seemed to be a revolution

7. PPainted by Bronzino from 1540-1546 MMany things going on this picture. Bizarre parts of it, such as the Chimera-human thing in the background. TTortuous looking man beneath Venus’s Arm AA strain/tension between the man and woman at the top of the painting VVery obscure imagery

8. TThis painting was believed to have been a gift to King Francis I of France. IIt is a rather sexual piece, with Venus’s child, Cupid, getting intimate with his mother. This is sexualness is believed to be influenced from King Henry VIII and his multiple wives. WWhen he went against the church so he could get another wife, it showed to the public that it was socially acceptable to admire sexual desires. TThe open admiration of sexual desires from Henry VIII is still prominent in present day

9.  Painted by Michelangelo from 1511-1512. Painted on the Sistine Chapel ceiling.  Distorted limbs, such as the male genitals on Adam.  The muscles on Adam is also enlarged  Light in the background of the painting clashes with the darkness around Adam’s legs and God’s bubble

10.  In this piece of art, Michelangelo is showing his respect to the church and biblical themes.  Michelangelo took a different perspective to the painting of how Adam was created. Many before him showed God enchanting Adam with a beam of light.  He depicted the story from Genesis and put his own touch on it.  Also, his paintings had more elongated limbs on them so people on the ground could better make out the paintings on the ceiling

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