Mannerism – between the Renaissance & Baroque Periods

c. 1520- 1600ish

-- Deliberate distortion: elongated, twisting forms

-- Often religious

--multiple perspectives

-- Dramatic lighting, emotional

--radical asymmetry

--Intense color

Last Supper Jacopo Tintoretto 1594 Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice

(As Opposed to DaVinci’s Last Supper)

El Greco

“View of Toledo”

c. 1596

• El Greco

• “St. Martin and the Beggar”

Baroquec. 1600-1750

• Dramatic use of light; intense color multi-media

• Meant to evoke emotion

• Shows movement, depth

• Art of the Counter-Reformation: Magnificent cathedrals or re-adornment & ornamentation of interiors of old churches to attract worshippers

• Secular art & architectural examples such as Versailles show of power/wealth

• Portraiture in action

“Las Meninas”

Velazquez

“Conversion of St. Paul”

Caravaggio

ENTRY # 39For each of the following pieces, tell whether it is an example of Mannerism or Baroque art/architecture and WHY.

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ENTRY # 39

Peter Paul Ruebens – Decent from the Cross

El Greco – Resurrection of Christ

Bernini – The Ecstasy of St. Theresa

“Self Portrait” Rembrandt

The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (1632) Rembrandt

“The Night Watch” Rembrandt

Bernini

“The Ecstasy

of St. Teresa”

• Michelangelo’s “David”…Compare to….

“David”

Bernini

Rubens, The Arrival of

Marie de' Medici at Marseilles

The Coronation

“Helena” Rubens

The main altar at

St. Peter’s Basilica,

Rome - Bernini

Palace of Versailles – Entrance from the Avant-Court

Palace of Versailles Great Hall of Mirrors

Palace of Versailles – The Queen’s Bedroom