Mannerism
Mannerism (1520 - 1600) originating in Italy; was an art movement that sought to depict (the human form) in an intentional manner of bizarre, elongated, overtly artfully composed imagery. Subject matter was specifically rendered in highly decorative styles meant to be appear ornamental in the foreground and that the background was rendered flattened to create an obscure and undefined definition of depth.
Rosso Fiorentino and his friend Jacopo Pontormo who were both students of The Renaissance Master: Andrea del Sarto, Pioneered the Mannerism style in Florentine paintings.
