The historical reality -- The arrival of mannerism in visual arts -- Characteristic forms -- A 'more cultured age' and its ideals -- Mannerism in the history of art.
Manierismo was the extreme consciousness of elegant style for its own sake, a
passion which unites the cold narcissistic nudes of Bronzino, the elaborate chiselling of Benvenuto Cellini's saltcellar, and the water-games in a duke's garden.
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