Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Mannerism

  • Distorting anatomy

    Sally MetzlerChicago, Illinois, USA In this Mannerist painting of the deposition of Christ commissioned by the Capponi family for their burial chapel in Florence, high drama, distorted anatomy, and cool colors characterize this path-breaking composition. A grave attendant precariously squats on his tippy toes while impossibly bearing the weight of the dead, limp body of…