Mannerism: Escapism yet precision

The transition period between the first 1500 crises to the Baroque developments, with the classical ideal starting to be percieved as a historical event. The two main elements of Mannerism are rule preciseness and escapism of the rules. 

Michelangelo, born 6th March 1475, embrassed this through articulate white walls, filled with detail's of smaller, more personalised areas such as windows in between the giant order of columns and several floors. 

Some examples of his work include: 
Works for the Medici family including Peters Cathedral
The vault of Cappella Sista in Romes vestibule (designed in 1508 with details) percieved as none load bearing 

Palaces such as Campidoglio - trapezoid
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Vignola (1507-1573)

Born in Bologna but moved to Rome in 1536, he used was was inspired by measured drawings of Roman temples. His work seemed to be well known for the austerity of the arrangement interiorly and measured techniques.

Some examples of his commissions include: 
- Villa Giulia in 1551 for Pope Julius III (1st commission)
- Cardinal AlAlessandro Farnesse (used the Jesuit order) 

Giulio Romano

The architect of the Duke of Mantua, his specific technique of Rustication is one of my favourites as it reflects a more expressionate and personal theme towards the building such as the subtle crumbling of certain tiles of even misplaced ones completly. Although not a new concept, his use of the Doric order and twisted columns are inspirational and specifically I love these because of the evenness and entrancing repetitive technique used to form these pillars of spiral form. 

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Palladio

An active Architect in the Republic of Venice who in which Trissino the scholar gave him the neo-antique name. Was inspired by Roman and Greek Architectures antiquity, mainly that of Vitrussio's. 
With Harmonic proportion being a focus that he though could be represented by musical and spacial proportion of 1:2, 2:3, 3:4 etc. Orders being presented as a dominant factor in an attempt to resurrect Rome in Vienna. Their use of Rustication demonstrates the giant order, overlapping planes and obvious pattern mannurism's which, as decorative richness was unusual within his line of work.

Some of his works include: 

- Urban Palazzo, agricultural Villas and churches
- 1546 Piazza dall 'Isola's (Ionic order and Russification give it a strong connection to outside of the city's 4/14m of public land) 
- Re-fronting of the medieval town hall 1549
- Waterfront of Canale Della Giudecca

Villa Rotunda, built for Paolo Almerico (unusual as not connected to a farm and wrong assumptions Roman houses would have supported porticos) 
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Altogether it's fascinating to observe the subtle differences in detail and approach that each architect takes within the Rennissance era. My favourites works had to be that of Michelangelo's due to his technique detail wise when it comes to windows and Giulio Romano due to his development on rustication.

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