Explore Mannerist through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Mannerist meaning
Of or relating to Mannerism.
Using Mannerist
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to Mannerism.
- In the example corpus, mannerist often appears in combinations such as: the mannerist, mannerist style, northern mannerist.
Context around Mannerist
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mannerist
- In this selection, "mannerist" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, northern, significant, italian, style, artists and artist stand out and add context to how "mannerist" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1621 the mannerist context by and 379 whose mannerist influence however. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mannerist" sits close to words such as abbe, abdollahian and abergavenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mannerist
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
His style also became much more mannerist. (7 words)
As a mere frame it is extravagant: Mannerist, in short. (10 words)
Instead of nature as their teacher, Mannerist artists took art. (10 words)
The painting, Cosimo I de' Medici in armor, by Agnolo di Cosimo, known as Bronzino, is one of at least 25 known portraits of the Duke in armor and the only painting by the Italian mannerist painter in an Australian collection. (41 words)
Joachim Wtewael Joachim Wtewael (1566-1638) continued to paint in a Northern Mannerist style until the end of his life, ignoring the arrival of the Baroque, and making him perhaps the last significant Mannerist artist still to be working. (39 words)
Arlecchino became emblematic of the mannerist discordia concors (the union of opposites), at one moment he would be gentle and kind, then, on a dime, become a thief violently acting out with his batte. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Joachim Wtewael Joachim Wtewael (1566-1638) continued to paint in a Northern Mannerist style until the end of his life, ignoring the arrival of the Baroque, and making him perhaps the last significant Mannerist artist still to be working.
The painting, Cosimo I de' Medici in armor, by Agnolo di Cosimo, known as Bronzino, is one of at least 25 known portraits of the Duke in armor and the only painting by the Italian mannerist painter in an Australian collection.
The strip of open walking area is flanked on both sides by colorful 3-story town houses in the Dutch Mannerist style of architecture as previously seen in Torun.
Ammannati designed what is considered a prototypic mannerist sculptural ensemble in the Fountain of Neptune (Fontana del Nettuno), prominently located in the Piazza della Signoria in the center of Florence.
A number of the earliest Mannerist artists who had been working in Rome during the 1520s fled the city after the Sack of Rome in 1527.
Arches Arches are semi-circular or (in the Mannerist style) segmental.
Arlecchino became emblematic of the mannerist discordia concors (the union of opposites), at one moment he would be gentle and kind, then, on a dime, become a thief violently acting out with his batte.
As a mere frame it is extravagant: Mannerist, in short.
Briganti 1961, 13. Other parts of Northern Europe did not have the advantage of such direct contact with Italian artists, but the Mannerist style made its presence felt through prints and illustrated books.
Castagno's was the first study to define a theatrical form as Mannerist, employing the vocabulary of Mannerism and maniera to discuss the typification, exaggerated, and effetto meraviglioso of the comici dell'arte.
Courtyard of Palazzo Strozzi, Florence In the Mannerist period the “Palladian” arch was employed, using a motif of a high semi-circular topped opening flanked with two lower square-topped openings.
Della Porta spent nearly all his working life in Rome, designing villas, palazzi and churches in the Mannerist style.
European rulers, among others, purchased Italian works, while northern European artists continued to travel to Italy, helping to spread the Mannerist style.
His style also became much more mannerist.
Iconography, often convoluted and abstruse, is a more prominent element in the Mannerist styles.
Instead of nature as their teacher, Mannerist artists took art.
In the Third period (1600–50), the rising power of Jesuits and Counter Reformation gave impetus to the development of Mannerist architecture and Baroque.
It has a late Mannerist façade and a belltower designed by Simone Moschino.
Mannerism and theatre The Early Commedia dell'Arte (1550–1621): The Mannerist Context by Paul Castagno discusses Mannerism's effect on the contemporary professional theatre.
Munich: Prestel. p. 379. whose Mannerist influence, however, is barely noticeable in Hals' work.
Common combinations with mannerist
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the mannerist 9×
- mannerist style 6×
- northern mannerist 2×
- mannerist artists 2×
- mannerist styles 2×
- of mannerist 2×
- another mannerist 2×
- mannerist characteristic 2×
- mannerist art 2×
- th-century mannerist 2×