Mannerism North and South of the Alps
Presented by Albert Godetzky
Mannerism is a controversial term in European art history. It is an artistic style across the visual, literary and musical arts of the 16th to 17th century, characterised in the visual arts by a departure from naturalism and the stylisation of the human figure, often to radical extremes. The origins of Mannerism are examined through the late works of Michelangelo, then we move to the court cities north of the Alps. Mannerism became associated with the nobility and cultured elite.
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