Mannerism is as much a term as it is a trend. The word derives from the Italian maniera (style) and traditionally refers to the hyper-sophisticated, courtly art of central Italy dating from about 1520 ...

FOR centuries “Mannerism” has been a dirty word in the art historian’s book, meaning “in the manner of” —or something akin to copycat. Renaissance enthusiasts use it to describe the painters who, in ...

Art critic Waldemar Januszczak delves into the heart of Mannerism, as he explores the development of the art style, examines its characteristics, and questions what it achieved.

“We live in an eclectic time in which everything can be considered architecture, so nothing is perhaps authentically so,” writes architect and theorist Lina Malfona. In her new book, published as part ...

William Powhida’s good imitations of bad art, at Charlie James Gallery in Los Angeles. He’s right: Don’t paint like that. Call it Neo-Mannerism. We all know it. That ever-expanding assembly of ...

But the Maso, which measures 40 inches wide and nearly 5 feet high, gives the style a more prominent footing in the collection. The tightly composed painting features the virgin St. Catherine of ...

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