CHAPTER 20 16TH CENTURY ART IN ITALY TITIAN Titian had a creative career during which he produced splendid religious, mythological, and portrait paintings, original in conception and vivid with color and movement Titian, Penitent Mary Magdalen 1560s, Oil on canvas. Titian, The Pesaro Altarpiece, , canvas, San Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice Titian. Venus of Urbino Oil on canvas. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy. HIGH ITALIAN RENAISSANCE Although she is shown as a young woman, Isabella was 62 by the time the work was painted. Titian had originally painted a more aged Isabella, but she was so displeased with the picture that she made him repaint it in an idealized form, so that she looked forty years younger. Her face and hands were given the most attention, while her garment fades into the background. Titian, Portrait of Isabella d'Este, Portrait of Isabella d'Este Titian. Bacchus and Ariadne Oil on canvas. The National Gallery. HIGH ITALIAN RENAISSANCE Giorgione, The Pastoral Concert, HIGH ITALIAN RENAISSANCE Also attributed to Titian Combines the Greek idealism with a pastoral (or shepherd) setting Not intended to convey a plot, but rather an idyllic, romantic setting The Tempest Giorgione 1506 Oil on Canvas 32x28 Pope Julius II Laid the foundation for the new St. Peters in Rome (designed originally by Bramante) Commissioned Michelangelo to create a painted ceiling for the Sistine Chapel Commisioned Raphael to paint the four hemicycles in the Stanza della Signatura (the Popes apartment) HIGH ITALIAN RENAISSANCE Tomb of Pope Julius II HIGH ITALIAN RENAISSANCE Michelangelo, Moses Commissioned by Pope Julius II as part of his immense tomb, (which was never completed as planned Julius used more funds to the building of St. Peters) Horns on head were traditionally meant to be divine, but scripture may have meant that Moses was radiant, not horned. Inspired by Greek Hellenistic sculpture Laocoon & Sons Parmigianino, Madonna with the Long Neck, MANNERISM Period from High Renaissance (1520) to Baroque (1590) Comes from the Italian maniera, or "style," in the sense of an artist's characteristic "touch" or recognizable "manner." Elongated proportions Intense contrast & lighting Twisted poses Curlesss Keywords: Busy, Dark, Twisted, Shadows, Dramatic, Clouds, Assymetrical MANNERISM Examples of Mannerism Tintoretto, The Last Supper, , Oil on Canvas. MANNERISM Rosso Fiorentino (meaning "the Red Florentine" in Italian) Rosso Fiorentino. Deposition. 1521, Oil on wood.. MANNERISM Compare Fiorentinos Deposition to Van der Weydens Depostion Rosso Fiorentino, Moses Defending the Daughters of Jethro, c1523 at the Uffizi Gallery, Florence MANNERISM JACOPO DA PONTORMO Born Jacopo Carucci in Pontormo Jacopo Pontormo, Deposition from the Cross, MANNERISM Bronzino Oil on Panel 1540s 58x46 ALLEGORY WITH VENUS AND CHILD MANNERIST ARCHITECTURE Went against the grain of Renaissance Architecture by using Classical forms in illogical ways This is mostly due to the style being used only for secular purposes Symmetrical but highly ornamental Colossal order Blind Windows Il Gesu, 1550s. MANNERISM MANNERISM Il Gesu, 1550s. MANNERISM MANNERISM Il Gesu, 1550s. MANNERISM MANNERISM Il Gesu, 1550s. MANNERISM MANNERISM San Giovani in Laterano (Mannerism) MANNERISM MANNERIST SCULPTURE This version of the Rape of the Sabine Women has a vertical, spiraling composition that displays figura serpentinata (a twisting of the figures much like a serpent or snake). This statue depicts the story of how the Roman men made peace with the neighboring Sabines by abducting their women to take back as wives and populate Rome. Giovanni Bologna, Rape of the Sabine Women, MANNERISM Cellini 1540 Gold and enamel SALTCELLAR OF KING FRANCIS I OF FRANCE Mannerism in Review MANNERISM Lets recap MANNERISM: 1.Figures are elongated and disproportionate 2.Asymmetrical (or even unbalanced) compositions 3.Unusual light sources (often unnatural or artificial) 4.Figura Serpentinata (Twisting of the body poses) Parmigianino, Madonna with the Long Neck, Lavinia Fontana 1581 Oil on Canvas 48x36 NOLI ME TANGERE Sofonisba Anguissola Oil on parchment 205x3.25 1552 SELF-PORTRAIT