Mannerism, Spirituality and Cognition - The Art of Enargeia

This book employs a new approach to the art of sixteenth-century Europe by incorporating rhetoric and theory to enable a reinterpretation of the origin of Mannerism as being grounded in sixteenth-century spirituality.

List of contents

Prologue. Mannerism (A Personal History)

Introduction. Approaching Mannerism

1. From the Ars Nova to the Maniera Moderna

2. From Lifelike to Living: Enargeia and the Maniera Moderna

3. Enargeia, Spirituality and Maniera: From St. Paul to Vasari
4. From Leone Ebreo to Federico Zuccari: God's Plan for Art

5. Maniera: A History

Conclusion. Mannerism, Mysticism and Cognition

About the author

Lynette M. F. Bosch, State University of New York Distinguished Professor and Chair, Art History Department, SUNY, Geneseo.

Summary

This book employs a new approach to the art of sixteenth-century Europe by incorporating rhetoric and theory to enable a reinterpretation of the origin of Mannerism as being grounded in sixteenth-century spirituality.

Product details

• Authors: Lynette M. F. Bosch, Bosch Lynette M. F.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2023
• EAN: 9781032569871
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3256987-1
• No. of pages: 156
• Series: Visual Culture in Early Modernity
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, ART / History / General, ART / Subjects & Themes / Religious, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance, ART / European, History of Art, History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, 15th century, c 1400 to c 1499, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Religious subjects depicted in art, Religious and ceremonial art, Literary studies: c 1400 to c 1600