Mannerism and Architecture
Mannerism and Architecture We use the word mannerism to describe the transition period between the first 1500 crisis and the developments of the Baroque style. Mannerism is explained well in this quote from John Summerson in his book 'The Classical Language of Architecture': "For our purpose, which is to consider architecture as a language, what we want to know is the extent to which Mannerism coloured the language and enriched the vocabulary" The last line is the most important, as mannerism enhanced the views which the Renaissance created to a significant extent, and for that it deserves its own appreciation; maybe even to the same extent that the renaissance period had. The direct definition of Mannerism: From the word Maniera: - A characteristic or customary mode of acting - A mode of procedure or way of acting - Method of artistic execution or mode of presentation Maniera is a historiographical invention and is attributed to Giorgio Vasari, who used it to des