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"Tarquin and Lucretia," Tintoretto, 1578-80.

Born Jacopo Robusti, Tintoretto (1518-1594) was a prominent Renaissance painter, whose use of muscular figures, dramatic poses, and unusual perspectives made him an icon of the Mannerist style. He was also known for his speed of painting, his bold brushwork, and the sheer high energy of his process, which led to him being nicknamed "Il Furioso." He's still revered and studied today.

The story of Tarquin and Lucretia is semilegendary....while we think we know some of the folks involved were real, we're unsure of the details. Sextus Tarquinius, a son of the last king of Rome, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, lusted for Lucretia, a virtuous wife of an official in a nearby town. He threatened to kill her and a slave, put them together, and tell her husband that Tarquin had defended his honor when he caught them together. Lucretia, after some struggle, submitted to his embrace....but then as soon as he left, she sent word to her husband and committed suicide to defend her family's honor. (Yeah, that sounds icky to me too.)

The story was a favorite of many artists, and has been depicted countless times.

From the Art Institute of Chicago.

#Art #Mannerism #Tintoretto #WomenInArt #RomanHistory #IckySubjectMatter

A Mannerist painting, depicting a legendary scene from Roman history. A nude man and woman struggle (he is attempting to assault her), while a pillow is thrown, a statue is overturned, and a pearl necklace breaks. There are multicolored fabrics draped here and there, the two humans are wound in sheets, and a dagger lies at the bottom, hinting at his threat of violence..and her suicide later.

"Unfaithfulness," Paolo Veronese, c. 1575.

Veronese (1528-1588) was a Venetian Renaissance painter, most famous for his extremely large religious, history, and mythology paintings. Along with Titian and Tintoretto, he's regarded as one of the three great Venetian painters of the time, and his work was eagerly sought by collectors during his lifetime.

This is one of a series of paintings done as "An Allegory of Love." Here we have "Unfaithfulness," sometimes called "Infidelity," the first of the four. Here the lady seems ready to go for the guy in pink...but in the second, "Scorn," it's the bearded man she looks on with contempt as he writhes in agony, and in the third, "Respect," he comes across her nude form again....but in the fourth, "Happy Union," she seems to be hooking up with the pink guy again. It's unclear if they're meant to tell a story, or just be a representation of different amatory experiences, perhaps in opposed pairs..."Scorn" vs. "Respect," and "Unfaithfulness" vs. "Happy Union." It's all up to interpretation.

From the National Gallery, London.

#Art #Mannerism #PaoloVeronese #Infidelity #Love #VenetianArt

A Mannerist painting. Under a trio of trees, a nude woman sits on a cloth-covered rock, her back turned to us. On either side, a man contentiously holds her hands; while both look at her, she turns to look at the one on the left. Her ankle is held by a nude baby. To the far left, Cupid is looking up at her appraisingly, and seems to be in the process of picking up his bow.

Dziś przypada rocznica urodzin Bartholomeusa Sprangera (1546-1611), flamandzkiego malarza późnego manieryzmu. Był nadwornym artystą cesarza Rudolfa II w Pradze, tworząc niezwykle eleganckie i zmysłowe kompozycje mitologiczne. Jego twórczość miała duży wpływ na sztukę Europy Północnej. #Mannerism (fot. Wikipedia)

Apollo shines as a beacon in Goltzius's striking engraving, where exaggerated musculature embodies divine power. The interplay of clouds and light captures the Mannerist spirit beautifully. How does this piece change your perception of mythological narratives?
#Apollo #Mannerism #ArtHistory
https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.48

What habits or mannerisms of yours remind you of your mother or father?

#CriticalQuestions #Quiz #PubQuiz #Habit #Mannerism #Mother #Father #Parent #Children #Kids #StayHome #StaySafe #StayHomeStaySafe

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"Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror," Parmigianino, 1523-4.

Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, aka Parmigianino (1503-1540) was a pioneer of the Mannerist style, which was a gentle exaggeration and distortion of the more fussy proportions of Renaissance art. Here, we see him doing a self-portrait distorted by a convex mirror

Parmigianino was a monstrously talented artist whose career was disrupted by war and political upheavals, but who did achieve quite a bit of recognition in his own time. He was an inventive painter who also experimented with printmaking and etching, and reportedly was also an alchemist. He died young, only 37, of a fever.

Still, a fascinating portrait, and rather revolutionary for its time. He painted it when he was only 21, and gave it to Pope Clement VII. Apparently it was later passed on to the famous/infamous author, satirist, and early gay-rights pioneer Pietro Aretino. One wonders how Aretino, who was known to dabble in sexual blackmail, convinced the Vatican to give it to him....

From the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

#Art #ItalianArt #Parmigianino #Mannerism #SelfPortrait

A Mannerist self-portrait. Distorted by a view from a convex mirror, we see the artist's face, with a serene expression, above his distorted left hand. Around him, the walls of his bare studio curve.

El Greco -- St John the Evangelist

Back in 1976 in an exhibition of Golden Age Spanish painting at London's Royal Academy, the colours, style of representing the human form, and overall design of El Greco's St John the Evangelist made an unforgettable visual impression on me. More than a decade later, I was fortunate enough to see once more St John's distinctive El Greco physiognomy and hands at the Prado.

#Art #Painting #ElGreco #SpanishArt #Counterreformation #Mannerism #Prado #StJohnTheEvangelist

St John points with his left hand to a golden chalice in his right hand, from which a a small dragon is emerging.

El Greco - Penitent Magdalene

When many years ago I first visited Budapest's Museum of Fine Arts, I did not know that this El Greco was in their collection.
How surprised and delighted I was to encounter represented in the unmistakable El Greco style Mary Magdalene looking heavenward!

#Art #Painting #Counterreformation #ElGreco #MaryMagdalene #Mannerism #Budapest

Clad in blue robes Mary Magdalene looks up to the heavens. On hand is on her breast, the other on a skull which rests upon an open book. Behind her is a large rock from which a some ivy grows. Beside her is a silver ointment jar.

A random artwork from my gallery:

"The Madonna with the Long Neck" — 2018

Due to the religious dogma of the time, Parmigianino was unable to express his full intentions in his version of The Madonna with the Long Neck. I've fixed it for him.

https://johnconway.art/the_madonna_with_the_long_neck

#Art #Dinosaurs #Historical #Jesus #Jurassic #Mannerism #OldMasters #Paintings #Repaints #Sauropods #Theropods #VirginMary

Image series 16/24: "Werner Tübke. A dialogue with Italy" Since the 1970s, the painter and draughtsman Werner Tübke, who is considered one of the most important artists of the GDR, has travelled to Italy several times. https://prometheus-bildarchiv.de/en/series/2024/16/index
Seine Erfahrungen an verschiedenen Orten wie Venedig, Rom und Sizilien ... Schon vorher identifizierte er sich mit den Florentiner Manieristen des 16. Jahrhunderts, ... https://prometheus-bildarchiv.de/de/series/2024/16/index
#WernerTübke #mannerism #Italy #BildseriederWoche

I know you’re just supposed to leave it alone if it doesn’t concern you… I know legibility isn’t the name of the game when it comes to death metal typography (what the hell do they care if some normie can read it? it’s better if he can’t!)…. But can you tell me the name of this band if I give you three guesses?

#typography #metal #mannerism

Building A Better You Question #52: Do the character traits you display when feeling pain reflect the person you want to be? https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/activities/building-a-better-you/question-of-the-week/2023/12/25 #pain #attitude #suffer #affliction #mannerism #personalcharacteristic #personaltrait #explain #describe #expound #resilience #adaptability #agony #flexibility [Next Question Jan 1 2024]

Get to know some of the most important art movements!
https://youknowwhatblog.com/articles/most-important-art-movements/

#painting #art #arthistory #artwork #artist #baroque #impressionism #mannerism #romanesque #renaissance #rococo #surrealism #article #didyouknow #youknowwhat #blog #blogger #generalknowledge

Picture containing the nightwatch by rembrandt

A rather good bit of early Tintoretto I saw in #Modena. He painted panels for the wedding bedroom ceiling of a rich Venetian in 1641, showing various scenes from Ovid's Metamorphoses. This one is Apollo pursuing Daphne, who is transformed into a laurel to escape him.

#art #mannerism

I've been babbling about this (and other) lactating fountains for years. Finally today I saw the best known German version in person. Happy Mother's Day! #mannerism #nurnberg #lactation @histodons @academicchatter