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What is Mannerism?

What is Mannerism? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (art) A style of art developed at the end of the High Renaissance, characterized by the deliberate distortion and exaggeration of perspective and especially the elongation of figures.
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Mannerism has been replaced by mechanization.
Out of the art of the High Renaissance there developed a style characterized by a sense of extreme elegance and grace, which became known as Mannerism.
Located opposite the Town Hall, this house, which once belonged to the Pardo family, is one of the most attractive civic buildings in the town and a fine example of domestic Mannerism in Andalusia.
In 1395, the Lichtenstein family also bought this place, rebuilt the castle several times and in the 16th century the castle was rebuilt in the style of Mannerism.
The work of El Greco is a particularly clear example of Mannerism in painting during the late 16th, early 17th centuries.
Northern Mannerism took longer to develop, and was largely a movement of the last half of the 16th century.

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