The Mannerism era of art was all about elegance, artificial exaggerations, and making artworks as grand and over-the-top as possible. It came after the natural, more harmonious Renaissance period, and ...

This exhibition examines the works of artists employed by European courts in the 16th century, such as the Medici in Florence, French royalty at Fontainebleau, and the Holy Roman Imperial courts in ...

FOR centuries “Mannerism” has been a dirty word in the art historian’s book, meaning “in the manner of” —or something akin to copycat. Renaissance enthusiasts use it to describe the painters who, in ...

They called it "the manner". The manner was precious, artificial, convoluted, a bit pretentious, often dry, always unnatural. It was everything that good, healthy, humane art is not supposed to be.

Art critic Waldemar Januszczak delves into the heart of Mannerism, as he explores the development of the art style, examines its characteristics, and questions what it achieved.

But the Maso, which measures 40 inches wide and nearly 5 feet high, gives the style a more prominent footing in the collection. The tightly composed painting features the virgin St. Catherine of ...

The late 16th and early 17th centuries saw major transformations in painting. For decades Mannerism had dominated, but the late 1500s saw artists take new approaches to their craft—approaches that ...

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