Mannerist Collection

An Allegory with Venus and Cupid, c1523-1568. Artist: Agnolo Bronzino
An Allegory with Venus and Cupid, c1523-1568. The picture is likely to be that mentioned in Vasaris Life of Bronzino of 1568. From the collection of the National Gallery, London

Raphael (1483-1520). Transfiguration. 1517 -

The Deposition of Christ, 1525-28 (panel) (for detail see 82734)
BEN80052 The Deposition of Christ, 1525-28 (panel) (for detail see 82734) by Pontormo, Jacopo (1494-1557); 312.4x193 cm; Capponi Chapel, Santa Felicita, Florence

Courtyard of the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, 19th century. Creator: Francesco Salviati
Courtyard of the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, 19th century

Holy Family with Saints Anne, Catherine of Alexandria, and Mary Magdalene, c. 1560-9
XOS1766350 Holy Family with Saints Anne, Catherine of Alexandria, and Mary Magdalene, c.1560-9 (oil on panel) by Nosadella (Giovanni Frencesco Bezzi) (d.1571); 100.2x77.6 cm; J

Sunrise at beautiful gardens of Villa Lante. Bagnaia, Viterbo district, Lazio, Italy.

Sunrise at beautiful gardens of Villa Lante. Bagnaia, Viterbo district, Lazio, Italy.

Sunrise at the pentagonal mansion called Villa Farnese, an amazing building in Caprarola town. Viterbo district, Lazio, Italy.

Sunrise at the pentagonal mansion called Villa Farnese, an amazing building in Caprarola town. Viterbo district, Lazio, Italy.

Ceiling of the Studiolo di Francesco I, 1572 (photo)
BEN82542 Ceiling of the Studiolo di Francesco I, 1572 (photo) by Vasari, Giorgio (1511-74); Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence

Amphitrite, sculpture by Stoldo Lorenzi (1534-83) 1572 (bronze)
BEN82525 Amphitrite, sculpture by Stoldo Lorenzi (1534-83) 1572 (bronze); Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Francesco Vanni, Italian Mannerist painter
5893217 Francesco Vanni, Italian Mannerist painter.; (add.info.: Portrait of Francesco Vanni, Italian painter of the Mannerist style 1563-1610. Francois Vannius)

Half-Length Recumbent Male Nude Seen from the Back, c.1590 (charcoal, touches of oil paint)
5861512 Half-Length Recumbent Male Nude Seen from the Back, c.1590 (charcoal, touches of oil paint and traces of lead white on paper) by Faccini, Pietro (1560/2-1602); The Art Institute of Chicago

Charity, c.1590 (oil on wood)
XOS5882001 Charity, c.1590 (oil on wood) by Bloemaert, Abraham (1566-1651); 87x100 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info)

Madonna delle Grazie (oil on panel)
8683292 Madonna delle Grazie (oil on panel) by Colle, Raffaello dal (c.1490-1566) ; Santuario di Santa Maria delle Grazie, Sansepolcro, Arezzo, Tuscany

Incredulity of St. Thomas (oil on canvas)
8683286 Incredulity of St. Thomas (oil on canvas) by Tito, Santi di (1536-1603); Duomo di San Giovanni, Sansepolcro, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: "Incredulity of St)

Do You Know: Why do men raise their hats? (colour litho)
8668141 Do You Know: Why do men raise their hats? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Why do men raise their hats)

The Sala di Leone X designed by Giorgio Vasari (1511-74) 1562 (photo)
BEN82459 The Sala di Leone X designed by Giorgio Vasari (1511-74) 1562 (photo); Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Queen Elizabeth I of England, 19th century (engraving)
3733293 Queen Elizabeth I of England, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Engraved portrait of Queen Elizabeth I after the portrait by Federico Zuccari)

The Giardino Segreto, courtyard of the Appartamento Grotta designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546), 1524-34 (photo)
BEN78415 The Giardino Segreto, courtyard of the Appartamento Grotta designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546), 1524-34 (photo); Palazzo del Te, Mantua, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

The Loggia di Davide (or D'Onore), interior showing columns of the garden entrance designed by Giulio Romano
BEN78411 The Loggia di Davide (or D'Onore), interior showing columns of the garden entrance designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546), 1524-34 (photo) (see also 78412); Palazzo del Te, Mantua

Entrance to the Loggia di Davide, looking from the Cortile D'Onore through the garden to the Exedra
BEN78405 Entrance to the Loggia di Davide, looking from the Cortile D'Onore through the garden to the Exedra, designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546), 1524-34 (photo); Palazzo del Te, Mantua

St. Quentin, 1517 (oil on canvas_)
8683301 St. Quentin, 1517 (oil on canvas_ by Vermeer, Jan (Johannes) (1632-75); Museo Civico, Sansepolcro, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: "St)

Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571), 19th century (engraving)
7214686 Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571), 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571) Italian goldsmith and sculptor best remembered for his infamous

Manusso Theotokopoulos, 1603-04 (oil on canvas)
8682930 Manusso Theotokopoulos, 1603-04 (oil on canvas) by Greco, El (Domenico Theotocopuli) (1541-1614); Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CA, USA; (add.info.: By El Greco).

Pluto, sculpture by Domenico Poggini (1520-90) 1572 (bronze)
BEN82533 Pluto, sculpture by Domenico Poggini (1520-90) 1572 (bronze); Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Ops, sculpture by Bartolomeo Ammannati (1511-92) 1572 (bronze)
BEN82507 Ops, sculpture by Bartolomeo Ammannati (1511-92) 1572 (bronze); Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

The Loggia di Davide (or D'Onore) designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546), 1524-34, looking through to the Exedra
BEN78413 The Loggia di Davide (or D'Onore) designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546), 1524-34, looking through to the Exedra, design attributed to Nicolo Sebregondi, c.1651 (photo); Palazzo del Te

Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, 1527-30 (oil on panel)
5860640 Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, 1527-30 (oil on panel) by Bronzino, Agnolo di Cosimo (1503-72); 81.6--57.4 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Lodovico Cardi or il Cigoli, Italian painter
5893216 Lodovico Cardi or il Cigoli, Italian painter.; (add.info.: Portrait of Lodovico Cardi or il Cigoli, Italian painter and architect of the late Mannerist and early Baroque period, 1559-1613)

Juno, sculpture by Giovanni Bandini (1540-99) 1572 (bronze)
BEN82509 Juno, sculpture by Giovanni Bandini (1540-99) 1572 (bronze); Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

The Loggia di Davide (or D'Onore) interior decorated with ceiling frescos of biblical subjects including King David
BEN78409 The Loggia di Davide (or D'Onore) interior decorated with ceiling frescos of biblical subjects including King David playing his harp designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546)

The Loggia delle Muse northern facade of the Cortile d'Onere designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546)
BEN78403 The Loggia delle Muse northern facade of the Cortile d'Onere designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546), 1524-34 (photo) (detail of 78404); Palazzo del Te, Mantua

Vestibule of the west entrance, designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546), 1524-34 (photo)
BEN78402 Vestibule of the west entrance, designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546), 1524-34 (photo); Palazzo del Te, Mantua, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

The loggia of the Appartamento della Grotta designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546), 1524-34 (photo)
BEN78416 The loggia of the Appartamento della Grotta designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546), 1524-34 (photo); Palazzo del Te, Mantua, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

The Loggia di Davide (or D'Onore) and the fishponds seen from the garden designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546)
BEN78407 The Loggia di Davide (or D'Onore) and the fishponds seen from the garden designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546), 1524-34 (photo) (see also 78406); Palazzo del Te, Mantua

Venus, sculpture by Vincenzo Danti (1530-76) 1572 (bronze)
BEN82520 Venus, sculpture by Vincenzo Danti (1530-76) 1572 (bronze); Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

The Fountain of the Shepherd, designed by Jacopo Vignola (1507-73) 1557-1583 (photo)
BEN95802 The Fountain of the Shepherd, designed by Jacopo Vignola (1507-73) 1557-1583 (photo); Villa Farnese, Caprarola, Voterbo, Lazio, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

The Loggia di Davide (or D'Onore) interior decorated with frescos of biblical subjects including King David playing
BEN78408 The Loggia di Davide (or D'Onore) interior decorated with frescos of biblical subjects including King David playing the harp, designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546)

View of the main entrance on the western facade designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546)
BEN78401 View of the main entrance on the western facade designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546), 1524-34 (photo) (detail of 78400); Palazzo del Te, Mantua, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Boreas, sculpture by Elia Candido, 1572 (bronze)
BEN82514 Boreas, sculpture by Elia Candido, 1572 (bronze); Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

The northern facade of the Cortile d'Onore including the Loggia delle Muse, designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546)
BEN78404 The northern facade of the Cortile d'Onore including the Loggia delle Muse, designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546), 1524-34 (photo) (for detail see 78403); Palazzo del Te, Mantua

Vulcan, sculpture by Vincenzo de' Rossi (1525-87) 1572 (bronze)
BEN82544 Vulcan, sculpture by Vincenzo de' Rossi (1525-87) 1572 (bronze); Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

One of Hannibal's elephants, stone sculpture in the Parco dei Mostri (Monster Park)
SAL66111 One of Hannibal's elephants, stone sculpture in the Parco dei Mostri (Monster Park), gardens laid out between 1550-63 by the Duke of Orsini

View of the western facade designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546), 1524-34 (photo) (for detail see 78401)
BEN78400 View of the western facade designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546), 1524-34 (photo) (for detail see 78401); Palazzo del Te, Mantua, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

St Anne and the Infant St Mary. Creator: Leandro Bassano
St Anne and the Infant St Mary, Unknown date

A Feast;A Banquet, 1622. Creator: Isaac Isaacsz
A Feast;A Banquet, 1622

Gemeine Jeuchts Beeldt. Allegory of the Temptations of Youth, 1598-1610. Creator: Otto Van Veen
Gemeine Jeuchts Beeldt. Allegory of the Temptations of Youth, 1598-1610

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"Mannerist: An Artistic Journey Through Time" Step into the world of Mannerism, a captivating artistic movement that emerged in the 16th century. Let us embark on a visual voyage through some remarkable masterpieces and explore the essence of this unique style. Agnolo Bronzino's "An Allegory with Venus and Cupid" transports us to a realm where myth intertwines with reality. The elongated figures and intricate details showcase the quintessential characteristics of Mannerism, emphasizing elegance and complexity. Raphael's "Transfiguration" captivates our senses with its harmonious composition. This masterpiece showcases Raphael's ability to blend divine spirituality with earthly emotions, creating an ethereal atmosphere that leaves viewers in awe. In "The Deposition of Christ, " we witness Jacopo Pontormo's mastery over color and form. The contorted bodies convey profound grief while showcasing his innovative use of space, pushing the boundaries of conventional representation. Francesco Salviati takes us back in time as we stroll through the Courtyard of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. His brushstrokes capture every architectural detail, evoking a sense of grandeur that echoes throughout history. Giuseppe Arcimboldo challenges our perception with his whimsical creation, "Allegory of Spring. " By ingeniously arranging fruits and flowers into human forms, he invites us to ponder deeper meanings hidden within nature’s bounty. Leandro Bassano presents biblical narratives like never before in "The Sacrifice of Noah after the flood. " His meticulous attention to detail brings these ancient stories to life while infusing them with his own imaginative flair. As we gaze upon Leandro Bassano's depiction of "The Riva degli Schiavoni in Venice, " we are transported to bustling canals adorned by vibrant architecture. With each stroke, he captures Venetian charm while paying homage to its rich cultural heritage.