Mannerism (Style and Civilization)
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"Manierismo was the extreme consciousness of elegant style for its own sake, a passion which unites the cold narcissistic nudes of Bronzino, the...
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"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. Shearman's essay ranges across sixteenth-century music, literature and architecture as well as art: it is a model of breadth and concision." - Observer
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- Pages:216 pages
- Publication:1990
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- Edition:Reprint
- Language:eng
- ISBN10:0140137599
- ISBN13:9780140137590
- kindle Asin:0140137599









