see also: Mannerism
Noun
mannerism (plural mannerisms)
- A noticeable personal habit, a verbal or other (often, but not necessarily unconscious) habitual behavior peculiar to an individual.
- Exaggerated or affected style in art, speech, or other behavior.
- French: manie, tic, maniérisme
- German: Maniertheit, Manier
- Russian: мане́рность
- French: maniérisme
- German: Manierismus
mannerism
- (arts, literature) In literature, an ostentatious and unnatural style of the second half of the sixteenth century. In the contemporary criticism, described as a negation of the classicist equilibrium, pre-Baroque, and deforming expressiveness.
- (arts, literature) In fine art, a style that is inspired by previous models, aiming to reproduce subjects in an expressive language.
Mannerism
Noun
mannerism (uncountable)
- (arts) 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.
- Portuguese: maneirismo
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