Mannerism

**II. Mannerism (16th century)**
The inspiration for the art was essentially from a reaction to the ideologies of classicism of the High Renaissance. It sought to use the distortion of light and space to exaggerate the emotional outreach of the piece. It emergered after the Sack of Rome (in which the troops of Charles V rebelled when they weren't being paid i their efforts against the French) which took some Renaissance confidence, and eventually concluded this era. Religion eventually split with its great schism and the [|Reformation] was starting to evolve. It is also sometimes known at the "Rebellious Art." Symmetry was replaced with diagonal features, in addition to balance and precise measure being replaced with movement and expression. Light and shadows also became much more dramatic.



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