Mannerism Paintings

Mannerism concentrates on human form, with imaginative and intricate poses and in usually an exaggerated, unrealistic setting with unrealistic spatial proportions and artificial color. The word Mannerism came from the Italian word manier, which means style. The style came about in Rome and Florence in the 1500's, as a style that contained more emotional and distorted views, echoing the tension in Europe at the time.