The market fervor for once-forgotten female Old Masters shows no sign of slowing. At Sotheby’s London on May 7, an oil painting by Italian Mannerist painter Orsola Maddalena Caccia (1596–1676) sold ...

FOR centuries “Mannerism” has been a dirty word in the art historian’s book, meaning “in the manner of” —or something akin to copycat. Renaissance enthusiasts use it to describe the painters who, in ...

The Mannerism era of art was all about elegance, artificial exaggerations, and making artworks as grand and over-the-top as possible. It came after the natural, more harmonious Renaissance period, and ...

A painting by the Mannerist artist Bartholomäus Spranger long thought to be lost will be sold at Christie's Old Masters evening sale in London on 7 December, after the private German owner reached a ...

34 x 25.5 in. (86.4 x 64.8 cm.) A masterful example of Italian Mannerist painting, this exceptional panel was composed by the renowned Florentine painter Domenico Puligo. Alongside Jacopo Pontormo and ...

But the Maso, which measures 40 inches wide and nearly 5 feet high, gives the style a more prominent footing in the collection. The tightly composed painting features the virgin St. Catherine of ...

Sticky cheese might be the secret behind one of the most intriguing Mannerist paintings, according to a preliminary investigation carried out during restoration work. Restorers had wondered what holds ...

The Cleveland Museum of Art just bought a rare sculpture by the great Flanders-born Italian Mannerist Giambologna (ca. 1529–1608). The work, Fata Morgana, is believed to be the last marble work by the ...