Mannerism The Late Renaissance Art Movements

This video explores art in the Late Renaissance, also called Mannerism. Mannerism reacted against the harmonious ideals of the High Renaissance. Mannerism was a period of exploration defined by elegance, artificiality and intellectual complexity. The Mannerist artists used elongated figures, vibrant color palettes, and crowded compositions. They used a visual language rich in Symbolism and psychological depth. Some Mannerist artists were Michelangelo, Parmigianino, Pontormo, Veronese, El Greco, Andrea del Sarto, Fiorentino, Correggio, and Fontana.
The Mannerist artists did not just want to replicate the world around them, but instead wanted to reflect the changing world. The historical period of upheval gave rise to a more fragmented reality. They made work with drama, emotion, and intellectual sophisticaltion. Art explored the human psyche, and used symbolism and allegory. Their art embraced exaggeration, distortion, and a heightened sense of artificiality. They used vibrant and clashing colors that had an unsettling quality on the composition. They used complex and chaotic composition. They departed from realistic depictions of human forms- they distorted the human figure, embraced exaggeration, elongated limbs, and twisted torsos. These figures were menat to convey elegance, sophisticaion, and otherworldly beauty. The human body became a vehicle for expressing emotions, ideas, drama, and the complexities of the human condition. They used dramatic lighting, vibrant colors, and intricate details to create theatricality. Color used color with bold contrasts of color to create visual exitement and unease- to show the inner life of the person, and serve a symbolic purpose. The video also explores the differences between the High Renaissance and Mannerism. These artists were influenced by the philosophies of Neoplatonism and Hermeticism. Their art aimed to bridge the gap between the divine realm and the material world. The artist wanted to capture the essence of an idea or an emotion.