Many of these explorations in subject and color are considered examples of Mannerism, an evolution of style around the end of High Renaissance classicism.
Many of these explorations in subject and color are considered examples of Mannerism, an evolution of style around the end of High Renaissance classicism. Mannerist tropes are already evident in mature works by Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo, but Agnolo Bronzino’s An Allegory with Venus and Cupid(1544–45) displays the eroticism and obscure allegories that define the genre.