Mannerism / John Shearman.

Main entry:

Shearman, John K. G., author.

Title & Author:

Mannerism / John Shearman.

Publication:

Harmondsworth, Middlesex : Penguin Books, 1967.

Description:

216 pages : 102 illustrations, plan, 20 cm

Series:

Pelican book ; A808
Style and civilization
a Pelican original

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-208).
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.
Also issued online.

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.

ISBN:

0140208089
9780140208085
0140137599
9780140137590

Subject:

Mannerism (Art)
Mannerism (Art) Europe History.
Art History.
Maniérisme (Art)
Art Histoire.
Maniérisme (Art) Europe Histoire.
Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style)
art history.
Art
Beeldende kunsten.
Maniërisme.
Art, Italian 16th century.
Art, Modern 16th century.
Europe

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Style and civilization (Penguin (Firm))
Pelican book ; A808.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 325249
Call No.: 325249
Copy: 1
Status: Available

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