Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, behavior, or treatment of others.
Adherence to a peculiar style or manner carried to excess, especially in literature or art.
principally Italian movement in art and architecture between the High Renaissance and Baroque periods (1520-1600) that sought to represent an ideal of beauty rather than natural images of it, using characteristic distortion and exaggeration of human proportions, perspecive, etc.
A style that developed in the sixteenth century as a reaction to the classical rationality and balanced harmony of the High Renaissance; characterized by the dramatic use of space and light, exaggerated color, elongation of figures, and distortions of perspective, scale, and proportion.
Mannerism is an art style that was dominant in the 16th century and encompassed painting, sculpture and architecture. Originating in Rome, the word “Mannerism” comes from the Italian “maniera” or "style.” Mannerism employed the use of complex composition, overly stylized figures and postures, and dramatic themes.
During the 1520's-1600 the main style using elongated figures, artificial poses.
European style (c.1515-1610) seen as a reaction to the Renaissance's abstract ideals and perfected nature, and characterized by distorted scales, unbalanced proportions, twisted elongated shapes and contrapposto.
Mid-16th-century movement, Italian in origin, although El Greco was a major practitioner of the style. The human figure, distorted and elongated, was the most frequent subject.
The term used by modern critics to designate the figurative manifestations, embracing individual styles and periods of painting, sculpture and architecture in the sixteenth century. Mannerism presented aspects of anti-classical and anti-renaissance work.
a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
a particular style or way that something is done
A highly formalized and elegant form of art which came into being in 16th-century Italy. With Mannerism, methodical use of the principles of variety and complexity developed into an extrovert display of artistic virtuosity.
A style, c. 1520-1600, that arose in reaction to the harmony and proportion of the High Renaissance. It featured elongated, contorted poses, crowded canvases, and harsh lighting and coloring.
(English) A European style of art and architecture that took form ca. 1520-1600, contemporaneous with the Counterreformation and the Spanish settlement of the Americas. Mannerism developed first in Rome, Italy but became known throughout Europe and, over time, in Spanish America. In visual terms, Mannerist art stretched forms beyond Renaissance canons. For instance, some Mannerist artists distort human proportions while others create architecture that is complexly off-balance.
A term sometimes applied to art of late 16th early 17th century Europe, characterized by a dramatic use of space and light and a tendency toward elongated figures.
A prevalent style of art during the later half of the sixteenth century, characterized by a self-aware perspective with dominant, often disturbing, themes or moods. With roots in earlier artistic schools, Mannerist painters often projected themselves as opposition to the idealistic artists of the High Renaissance.
An ordinary gesture or expression that becomes abnormal through exaggeration or repetition.
Exaggerated, artificial adherence to a literary manner or style. Also, a popular style of the visual arts of late sixteenth-century Europe that was marked by elongation of the human form and by intentional spatial distortion. Literary works that are self-consciously high-toned and artistic are often said to be "mannered." Authors of such works include Henry James and Gertrude Stein.
A deliberate simulation or exaggerated display.
A style characterized by the dramatic use of space and light, exaggerated colour, elongation of figures, and distortions of perspective, scale, and proportion that developed in the sixteenth century as a reaction to the classical rationality and balanced harmony of the High Renaissance.
Italian style of art in 16th century with characteristics of somewhat distorted forms to create heightened emotions. Example: the artist Pontormo.
Mannerism is the term applied to an artistic style (usually painting), which emerged after the Sack of Rome (1527) and in concept and time immediately followed the High Renaissance. Mannerism is actually a fusion of various highly individual styles that poses as an alternative to the neoclassical punctiliousness achieved in the Roman art and architecture of the High Renaissance.