Michelangelo and Mannerism

Michelangelo Bonap finessee has sum up to be known as the greatest artist of his time, and one of the all time greats for sure. Albeit unlike a nonher(prenominal) artists of his time he was recognized for his greatness while he was alive. He was also torn surrounded by his patronage, of the Medici family in Florence, and the Catholic church in Rome. He was born in 1475 and died in 1564 a expert age of 88 or 89 years old. Michelangelo is also attributed with development in Mannerism. Mannerism emerged in 1520, about 40 years before Michelangelo death. Mannerism is a rich period of European art that was later replaced by Baroque erred.Mannerism is basically taking a turn after the High reincarnation from the sweet angelic ideals to a more basic, tense, unstable perspective and is often credited with the growth of able sophistication. By the end of the High Renaissance some of the younger artists felt that everything difficult to be do to prove yourself in the art world had alread y been done, thus the development of a new style, Mannerism. The kick the bucket Judgment, or better known as the Sistine Chapel, shows strong tendencies of the Mannerist Period. The exaggerated muscles on the naked bodies is strong example.Also the federal agency the bodies are positioned in such pained poses also points towards the Mannerist style. The overly ornate and intricate style of pictorial matter and the over the top color scheme and overall grandeur of the fresco also points towards the Mannerist period. Another put of art that exemplifies the Mannerist period by Michelangelo is his sculpture of David. Although its a sculpture he is trying to show the man soul personified by the ornate and obscure structure of the human body and musculature. He is showing you a man in a seemingly natural position.But in reality this pose would be overweight to hold over a period of time. And if a closer look is taken it can be seen that the musculature of this sculpture is not exac tly anatomically correct. With Mannerism developing towards the middle of his life, Michelangelo got to paint not only during the High Renaissance but the Mannerist period as well. Although I only listed two examples, Michelangelo had umteen a(prenominal) more paintings and such that exemplify the styles of Mannerism. He was a great artist who contributed to the Mannerist period in many ways. Michelangelo and Mannerism By gingering