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In painting and architecture, a style
characterized by a subtle but conscious
breaking of the `rules' of classical
composition, for example, displaying the
human body in an off-centre, distorted pose,
and using harsh, non-blending colours. The
term was coined by Giorgio Vasari and used to
describe the 16th-century reaction to the
peak of Renaissance classicism as achieved by
Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, and early
Michelangelo. The effect is to unsettle the
viewer, who is expected to understand the
norms that the Mannerist picture is
deliberately violating. Strictly speaking,
Mannerism refers to painters and architects
in Italy (primarily Rome and Florence) during
the years 1520 to 1575 beginning with, and
largely derived from, the later works of
Michelangelo in painting and architecture,
and including the works of the painters
Giovanni Rosso and Parmigianino, and the
architect Giulio Romano. The term has been
extended, however, to cover similar ideas in
other arts and in other countries.