Mannerism

Mannerism, artistic and architectural style (c.1520–1600) developed in Bologna, Florence, and Rome as a reaction to the classical principles of the Renaissance. Exaggeration of form, and strained and unbalanced proportions, such as those in the Uffizi Palace and Laurentian Library in Florence (planned by Vasari and Michelangelo respectively) were the trademarks of the Mannerists. Other Mannerist artists were Parmigiano, Pontormo, Tintoretto, and El Greco; sculptors were Cellini, Bologna, and Goujon of France. They confused scale and spatial relationships, used harsh lighting, and depicted bizarre forms. The end of the 16th century the Baroque replaced Mannerism.