The Architect of Counter-Maniera In the vibrant, shifting landscape of late 16th-century Italy, few figures played as pivotal a role in redefining the visual language of Florence as Santi di Tito. Born in 1536, this master emerged during a period of profound artistic transition, standing at the crossroads between the highly stylized, artificial elegance of Mannerism and the burgeoning naturalism that would eventually blossom into the…