Mannerism

Mannerism

by Shearman, John K. G.

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Manierismo was the extreme consciousness of elegant style for its own sake, a passion which unites the cold narcissistic nudes of Bronzino, the elaborate chiselling of Benvenuto Cellini's saltcellar, and the water-games in a duke's garden.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Mannerism / [by] John Shearman.

Summary

Manierismo was the extreme consciousness of elegant style for its own sake, a passion which unites the cold narcissistic nudes of Bronzino, the elaborate chiselling of Benvenuto Cellini's saltcellar, and the water-games in a duke's garden.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1967.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Penguin
  • Place of Publication:Harmondsworth
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:1967.

The Physical Object

  • Description:216 pages : 102 illustrations, plan : 20 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0140208089, 9780140208085, 0140137599, 9780140137590
  • oclc:ocm00299170
  • LC Classification:N6370
  • Dewey Decimal:709.03/1

Table of Contents

The historical reality -- The arrival of mannerism in visual arts -- Characteristic forms -- A 'more cultured age' and its ideals -- Mannerism in the history of art.

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