Northern Mannerism
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Northern Mannerism is the form of Mannerism found in the visual arts north of the Alps in the 16th and early 17th centuries. Styles largely derived from Italian Mannerism were found in the Netherlands
Bartholomeus Spranger, Hercules, Deianira and Nessus, 1580–85
Stucco overdoor at Fontainebleau, probably designed by Primaticcio, who painted the oval inset
Diana the Huntress, School of Fontainebleau, 1550s
French or Burgundian table in walnut, 2nd half of the 16th century
Rudolf II was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria. He was a member of the House of Habsburg.
Northern Mannerism
…before he died the young Flemish painter Bartholomeus Spranger had been summoned from Rome, where he had made a successful career. Maximilian's son, Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor was to prove an even better patron than his father would have been, and Spranger never left his service. The court soon transferred to Prague, safer…
Portrait by the circle of Martino Rota, c. 1576–1583
Archduke Rudolf, aged 16, painted by Alonso Sánchez Coello
A portrait bust of Rudolf II in the collection of the Antwerp City Hall, Belgium
Portrait of Rudolf II by Lucas van Valckenborch, c. 1580