| Description |
216 pages : 102 illustrations, plan. ; 20 cm |
| Series |
Pelican book, A808 |
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Style and civilization |
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Pelican book, A808
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Style and civilization
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| Contents |
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 |
| 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 |
| Analysis |
European visual arts Mannerism Critical studies |
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Mannerism (Art) |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 207-208 |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Art -- History.
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Mannerism (Art)
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Mannerism (Art) -- Europe -- History.
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| LC no. |
67098470 |
| ISBN |
0140137599 |
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