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Mannerism  

Definition

  • Refers to a style and a period in evidence approximately from the 1520s to 1590, developing chiefly in Rome and spreading elsewhere in Europe. The style is characterized by a distancing from the Classical ideal of the Renaissance to create a sense of fantasy, experimentation with color and materials, and a new human form of elongated, pallid, exaggerated elegance. [AAT]

Entry terms

  • Maniera
  • Mannerist, style

Notation

  • 120829

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-MH988MMG-W

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