11. Diamond Mine Maso da San Friano ~ 1570; Florence, Pal. Vecchio

A painting in the style of late Renaissance, also called Mannerism. The painter shows scenes of a diamond mine in the excessive manner of exaggerating, for example human limbs, far away from classical proportions.

Even this is Mannerism style, at beginning of 16^th century! I must not withhold this extraordinary and singular ideal of a perfect male body from you, that was pursued by all gentlemen of the era, like this one with an arrow by Cranach.