European Mannerism and Parmigianino Manners

Mannerism holds a special place in twentieth-century intellectual history. Initially applied by art historians to characterise Italian paintings and sculptures produced from the 1520s
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Welcome to the blog of the Society for Early Modern Studies: Everything early modern!

Mannerism holds a special place in twentieth-century intellectual history. Initially applied by art historians to characterise Italian paintings and sculptures produced from the 1520s

The Society for Early Modern Studies invites all to the second talk of our Lecture Series by Dr. Amrita Dhar, “1668: A Year in the Life of Paradise Lost”. The talk will be held online on September 10, 2026,…

Flagging off our Lecture series SEMS Talks Catherine Richardson is Professor of Early Modern Studies and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Arts and Humanities, University of East Anglia. Her research focuses on material culture and the history of the creative industries. She will…