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
Bartholomeus Spranger
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Bartholomeus Spranger or Bartholomaeus Spranger was a Flemish painter, draughtsman, sculptor, and designer of prints. Working in Prague as a court artist for the Holy Roman emperor Rudolf II, he respo
Northern Mannerism
…philosophy than they seem now. At the end of his reign he devised a project for a new palace and just 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…
Self-portrait
Hercules, Deianira and the Centaur Nessus
Venus in Vulcan's forge
Minerva Victorious over Ignorance