Mannerism

A late-Renaissance style of elongated figures, complex spiralling poses, and unnatural colour, prizing elegance and tension over calm harmony.

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Painters of Mannerism

El Greco
1541–1614 · Spain
Tintoretto
1518–1594 · Italy
Pontormo
1494–1557 · Italy
Bronzino
1503–1572 · Italy
Parmigianino
1503–1540 · Italy
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
1526–1593 · Italy
Federico Barocci
1535–1612 · Italy
Maarten van Heemskerck
1498–1574 · Netherlands

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