Masterpieces of Mannerism. Museums of Italy

The long-awaited novelty in the series "Great Museums of the World"! Magnificently illustrated album of Mannerist masterpieces from museums, palazzos and churches of Rome, Venice, Naples and other Italian cities. Over 280 color illustrations, superb printing quality. The definition of what Mannerism is, and to this day serves as a subject of debate and strife between art historians, but all agree that its origins can be found in the work of the great masters of the Renaissance - Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo - and that Mannerism was the beginning of a new art, in which began to prevail the personal beginning of the artist, a style, sometimes exaggeratedly characterizing the attitude of the artist to the subject of the image. Interest in the "beautiful manner", this complex and exciting stage phenomenon in the history of art, does not weaken in academic circles, and the largest creators of the era are dedicated to high-profile exhibitions. However, in the shadow of the celebrated works of the era - the enigmatic and sensual compositions of Parmigianino, the disturbing altarpieces of Rosso Fiorentino and Pontormo, the aloof portraits of Bronzino, the striking frescoes of Giulio Romano - there remain equally extraordinary works by masters whose names are less widely known. Readers are given the opportunity to travel back in time and visit Rome in the year of its sacking by Charles V's Landsknechts, the Florence of Cosimo I de' Medici, Naples under Spanish rule, and the Venice of Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, and see works by artists such as Sebastiano del Piombo, Domenico Beccafumi, Perino del Vaga, Pellegrino Tibaldi, Girolamo Mirola, Francesco Salviati, and many others. Authors of the book: Alessandra Bigi Iotti - curator, art historian, author of books and scientific works on art history. Giulio Zavatta is a researcher at the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage of the University of Venice Ca' Foscari, holds a PhD from the University of Verona, and is the author of numerous publications in the fields of contemporary art, ancient design, and architectural history. In 2006, together with Alessandra Bigi Iotti and Claudio Franzoni, he founded and scientifically edits the magazine "Taccuini d'Arte", a yearbook of art and history of the territory of Modena and Reggio Emilia. The series "Great Museums of the World" has been published by SLOVO/SLOVO since 1998. The series includes the following albums: "Vatican", "Uffizi and Pitti", "Prado", "London National Gallery", "Louvre", "Orsay", "National Gallery. Washington," "Hermitage," "Russian Museum," "Tretyakov Gallery," "Vienna. Museum of History of Art", "Munich Pinakothek", "Museums of Rome", "Museums of Holland", "National Gallery of Scotland", "Madrid. Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum," "Museums of Berlin," "Dresden Gallery," "Venice," "Milan. Brera Gallery", "Museums of Italy. Renaissance Masterpieces", "Brussels. Royal Museums", "Naples. Capodimonte Museum", "Museums of New York", "Rome. Borghese Gallery", "The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York," "Museums of Florence," "Denmark. State Museum of Art," "Sistine Chapel," "Pushkin Museum," "Tate. London", "Museums of Paris", "Chicago. Art Institute", "Stockholm. National Museum", "Royal Collection. Great Britain", "Masterpieces of Mannerism. Museums of Italy."