Term Two, Week Five and Six

Hold on to your hats - Mannerism is the journey and you're in for a bumpy ride.

In this period, artists question the perfection of the High Renaissance and a scholar/ monk from Germany, Martin Luther, challenges the corruption of the Catholic Church.

This period of history is known as the Reformation and ushers in more than a century of ferocious religious wars.

However, Catholicism proved capable of reinvention. The Counter Reformation follows shortly after and succeeds and represses much of the new Protestant ideals.

Whatever you believed, it was a scary time to live and Mannerist Art reflects this.

In the external exams Mannerism is ALWAYS used in comparison to the High Renaissance and a few well chosen phrases will ensure success in this area.