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Hall
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The Mannerism of Tuscany and Rome - Raffaellino del Colle
The manneristic style of Tuscany and Rome is well represented at Cittą di Castello in five
paintings done by Raffaellino del Colle: the "Annunciazione", the
"Deposizione dalla Croce", the "Assunzione della Vergine", the
"Annunciazione" of S. Domenico, and the "Presentazione di Maria al tempio".
The
Annunciazione, originally in the church of S. Maria delle Grazie, is the
oldest of the five and was painted around 1525. It is a close imitation of
roman models of that time.
The
three following works ("Deposizione dalla Croce", "Assunzione della
Vergine", "Annunciazione" of San Domenico) were done about twenty years
later. The fifth painting ("Presentazione di Maria al tempio") is one of the
artist's last works (1561 ca.).
The
evolution evident in this series of paintings begins with a style highly
influenced by Raffaello Sanzio in his mature period and proceeds to a
mannerism of the type prevalent in Tuscany and much in the style of Vasari.
Raffaellino del Colle and Gherardi shared much in common in that they were
both in large measure disciples of Vasari; but at the same time they also
retained a substantial degree of individualism with respect to one another
and in the case of Raffaellino, also with respect to Vasari. Raffaellino
never allowed the influence of Vasari to cancel his early inspiration
received from Raffaello and painting in the Marche and afterward remained
highly receptive also to the influence of Michelangelo. The weak point in
his evolution was the somewhat limited, provincial quality which
progressively came to characterize his artistic horizon.
  
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