{"id":50151,"date":"2024-01-17T11:45:15","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T16:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/?p=50151"},"modified":"2024-01-17T11:45:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T16:45:15","slug":"the-stylish-style-why-is-mannerism-weird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2024\/01\/the-stylish-style-why-is-mannerism-weird\/","title":{"rendered":"The Stylish Style: Why Is Mannerism Weird?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you go to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, you will see many wonderful things. You might recognize Artemisia Gentileschi\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/5\/50\/Artemisia_Gentileschi_-_Giuditta_decapita_Oloferne_-_Google_Art_Project-Adjust.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Judith Slaying Holofernes<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/arthive.net\/res\/media\/img\/oy800\/work\/5a0\/253572@2x.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">portrait of Medusa\u2019s head<\/a> by Caravaggio. Most people will instantly go towards the major Botticelli works on display, like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datocms-assets.com\/103094\/1688659635-1503909239806647-605174-2.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;max-w=800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Birth of Venus<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/3\/3c\/Botticelli-primavera.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primavera<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/9\/9d\/Botticelli_-_Adoration_of_the_Magi_%28Zanobi_Altar%29_-_Uffizi.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Adoration of the Magi<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (which includes <a href=\"https:\/\/arthive.net\/res\/media\/img\/oy1000\/work\/767\/571323@2x.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the artist\u2019s self-portrait<\/a> on the right-hand side). However, few people will be ready for a rather strange painting on display at the Uffizi. It\u2019s a Madonna and Child painting, but there\u2019s something off: the Christ Child has an oddly long torso, with a large head and very pale skin. There is a herd of androgynous figures off to the left side, while a random, standalone column dominates the background. After looking at it for a minute, you then begin to see the weird, elongated features of the Virgin Mary, particularly her long neck. Well, that\u2019s the reason the painting is called <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madonna dal Collo Lungo<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madonna with the Long Neck<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. And it\u2019s okay to say that the painting is weird. It\u2019s sort of meant to be weird. And that is the main thing you need to understand about Mannerism.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50152\" style=\"width: 216px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Parmigianino_-_Madonna_dal_collo_lungo_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50152\" class=\"wp-image-50152 \" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Parmigianino_-_Madonna_dal_collo_lungo_-_Google_Art_Project-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"A very strange-looking Madonna and Child painting.\" width=\"206\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Parmigianino_-_Madonna_dal_collo_lungo_-_Google_Art_Project-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Parmigianino_-_Madonna_dal_collo_lungo_-_Google_Art_Project-654x1024.jpg 654w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Parmigianino_-_Madonna_dal_collo_lungo_-_Google_Art_Project-768x1202.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Parmigianino_-_Madonna_dal_collo_lungo_-_Google_Art_Project-981x1536.jpg 981w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Parmigianino_-_Madonna_dal_collo_lungo_-_Google_Art_Project-1308x2048.jpg 1308w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Parmigianino_-_Madonna_dal_collo_lungo_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg 1325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-50152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Madonna with the Long Neck<\/em> by Parmigianino<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many people&#8217;s perception of art history typically involves the idea that the Renaissance brought about a renewed interest in classical art and philosophy, and it was nothing but perfect naturalism from then until the Impressionists. However, in the same way that people today are often very aware of generational differences, prioritizing naturalism in the visual arts has ebbed and flowed over the centuries. At the height of the Renaissance in Italy, between 1480 and 1520, many up-and-coming artists seemed to believe that with so many legendary masters running around, there was nothing truly great for them to do. Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, and Botticelli, as well as earlier masters like Donatello, Paolo Ucello, and Giotto, had all made great artistic innovations and breakthroughs, leaving little for everyone else. Young artists certainly tried to copy and imitate the great masters, but they realized this would not get them anywhere. Vasari, in fact, once attributed a quote to Michelangelo, where he once said, \u201cAnyone who follows others never passes them by, and anyone who does not know how to do good works on his own cannot make good use of works by others.\u201d Of course, he was commenting on imitating the ancient master sculptors. Still, he could have just as easily been commenting on the new generation of artists honing their craft through making studies of the Sistine Chapel ceiling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But rather than stick to imitation, some of this new generation of artists decided to blaze a new trail. They saw the renewed classical ideals in Raphael&#8217;s paintings and Michelangelo&#8217;s sculptures and chose to reject them. Plus, with the Protestant Reformation kicking off in 1517, perfection and naturalism no longer reflected their world. Europe was becoming increasingly chaotic, so these artists diverged from naturalism, trying to create something bolder and more stylized. By around 1530, with many of the great Renaissance masters having passed away, these new artists were creating some of the most unique paintings of the day. But this uniqueness meant a complete disregard for anatomical correctness and perspective, which almost always throws off people unfamiliar with the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madonna with the Long Neck<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Created in the 1530s by the painter Francesco Mazzola, known as Parmigianino, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madonna with the Long Neck<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the quintessential Mannerist painting. It rejects the Renaissance ideals of anatomical naturalism in several ways. The Christ Child\u2019s torso is far too long, and its head too large. His skin is pallid and gray, almost like that of a corpse. Some art historians have noted his limp left arm and how it resembles Michelangelo\u2019s sculpture <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/42\/9642-050-B04B8F89\/Pieta-Michelangelo-Vatican-City-St-Peters-Basilica.jpg\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Piet\u00e0<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The Virgin Mary\u2019s body is oddly elongated, with a curving torso, spindly fingers, and long neck possibly serving as an example of the Mannerist <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">figura serpentinata<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or the posing and distortion of the body to evoke movement. Furthermore, the androgynous angels on the left show that the Madonna is incredibly tall, nearly twice their size. And finally, the lone column in the background. Among the ideals of the Renaissance was not just beauty and balance but logic. Things had to make sense. A single column not holding up anything, not serving any structural or architectural purpose, makes no sense and would seem out of place in an earlier painting.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50154\" style=\"width: 221px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Angelo_Bronzino_-_Venus_Cupid_Folly_and_Time_-_National_Gallery_London-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50154\" class=\"wp-image-50154\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Angelo_Bronzino_-_Venus_Cupid_Folly_and_Time_-_National_Gallery_London-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"A group of nude figures against a blue background surrounded by objects like theater masks and doves\" width=\"211\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Angelo_Bronzino_-_Venus_Cupid_Folly_and_Time_-_National_Gallery_London-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Angelo_Bronzino_-_Venus_Cupid_Folly_and_Time_-_National_Gallery_London-811x1024.jpg 811w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Angelo_Bronzino_-_Venus_Cupid_Folly_and_Time_-_National_Gallery_London-768x969.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Angelo_Bronzino_-_Venus_Cupid_Folly_and_Time_-_National_Gallery_London-109x138.jpg 109w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Angelo_Bronzino_-_Venus_Cupid_Folly_and_Time_-_National_Gallery_London-1217x1536.jpg 1217w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Angelo_Bronzino_-_Venus_Cupid_Folly_and_Time_-_National_Gallery_London-1623x2048.jpg 1623w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Angelo_Bronzino_-_Venus_Cupid_Folly_and_Time_-_National_Gallery_London-scaled.jpg 2029w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-50154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Venus, Cupid, Folly &amp; Time<\/em> by Bronzino<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the other hallmarks of Mannerism was the greater inclusion of allegory and symbolism. Parmigianino does this very well in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cupid_Making_His_Bow#\/media\/File:Parmigianino_-_Cupid_-_WGA17032.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cupid Making His Bow<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The Mannerist distortion of proportion is again on display here, as Cupid\u2019s legs seem far too long and his head too small. He carves his bow from a cherrywood branch while stepping on some books for support, representing the triumph of love over knowledge. Other artists also chose to include such symbolism, including Bronzino. When it comes to masterworks of Mannerism, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madonna with the Long Neck<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is often uttered in the same breath as Brozino\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. While Bronzino is known mainly as a portraitist, this allegorical painting is often considered one of the great works of Mannerist painting. Cupid kisses his mother, Venus, laying his hands on her in an overtly erotic fashion. Meanwhile, Folly approaches them to shower them in rose petals, accidentally stepping on the rose bush\u2019s thorns. The bald male figure, Time, rushes to hold up a blue sheet to shield the scene from whoever is supposed to be in the background. All the figures have some sort of distortion, whether Cupid\u2019s odd, elongated body and his uncomfortable pose, Time overextending his arm, and Folly, a cherub-like figure contorted into the Mannerist <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">figura serpentinata<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. While Bronzino\u2019s portraits are often incredibly calm and stoic, that cannot be said for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The lack of background and the figures\u2019 layout makes everything seem chaotic and claustrophobic. Everything is all over the place, with bright colors contrasting, throwing the earlier Renaissance ideals like balance and harmony out the window. Scholars have long debated the meaning of the painting, with some saying it\u2019s about forbidden passion while others claim it\u2019s about syphilis.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50153\" style=\"width: 265px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/800px-El_Greco_Domenikos_Theotokopoulos_-_Laocoon_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50153\" class=\"wp-image-50153\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/800px-El_Greco_Domenikos_Theotokopoulos_-_Laocoon_-_Google_Art_Project-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"A painting of an older man and several younger men, all nude, being strangled by snakes\" width=\"255\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/800px-El_Greco_Domenikos_Theotokopoulos_-_Laocoon_-_Google_Art_Project-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/800px-El_Greco_Domenikos_Theotokopoulos_-_Laocoon_-_Google_Art_Project-768x612.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/800px-El_Greco_Domenikos_Theotokopoulos_-_Laocoon_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-50153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Laoco\u00f6n<\/em> by El Greco<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The word &#8216;Mannerism&#8217; derives from the Italian word <i>maniera<\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meaning &#8216;manner&#8217; or &#8216;style&#8217;. It is, therefore, sometimes called \u201cthe stylish style.\u201d I&#8217;m not sure if that&#8217;s supposed to be a literal translation, or possibly a euphemism because of its relative strangeness. But sometimes, rejecting a previous generation&#8217;s values is a good thing. People have good reason to question why we do things a certain way. And while Parmigianino and Bronzino\u2019s works described above can serve as an example that going out on your own can produce some rocky results, it\u2019s often just because some kinks need to be worked out. In the end, Mannerism did produce many truly marvelous works. One of Parmigianino\u2019s earliest Mannerist experiments is a self-portrait he made at the age of 21, showing him <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/a\/ab\/Parmigianino_Selfportrait.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reflected in a convex mirror<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> his barber used; when Mannerism plays with perspective and form without seeming too strange. This is what the later great Mannerist painters did, like El Greco and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/f\/f1\/El_caballero_de_la_mano_en_el_pecho.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lankiness of his portraiture subjects<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the stylized poses<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in his historical and religious works, or Tintoretto and his play on perspective in his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/4\/46\/Jacopo_Tintoretto_-_The_Last_Supper_-_WGA22649.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last Supper<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or use of allegory and symbolism like in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/4\/4d\/Jacopo_Tintoretto_-_The_Origin_of_the_Milky_Way_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Origin of the Milky Way<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, I still think Mannerism is weird. But there\u2019s a certain beauty in its weirdness, which I always have respect for.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you go to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, you will see many wonderful things. You might recognize Artemisia Gentileschi\u2019s Judith Slaying Holofernes or the portrait of Medusa\u2019s head by Caravaggio. 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