Applied to a style of Italian art practiced between roughly 1520 and 1590—from the end of the High Renaissance to the beginning of the Baroque—which began in Rome and Florence and eventually spread north into other areas of Europe. As they spread out across the continent in search of employment, their style was distributed throughout Italy and Europe. This is a list of the most popular Mannerism art pieces, so art enthusiasts will likely recognize the names of the famous artists who created these pieces. Important corollaries exist between the disegno interno, which substituted for the disegno esterno (external design) in mannerist painting. Mannerism, Italian Manierismo, (from maniera, “manner,” or “style”), artistic style that predominated in Italy from the end of the High Renaissance in the 1520s to the beginnings of the Baroque style around 1590. Such work is often figurative and includes idealisation of the human form, to a great extent derived from the precedent of Michelangelo. This period is now usually referred to as the ars subtilior. Other important continental centers include the court of Rudolf II in Prague, as well as Haarlem and Antwerp. Mannerism is extended from the influence of High Renaissance artists such as Michelangelo (Doni Tondo), Da Vinci, and Raphael (The School of Athens).It was a response to the harmonious compositions and ideals of the Renaissance artists and was embodied in styles that sought an increase in tension.. It is more specifically used to define art of urban and courtly sophistication, which was highly finished and self-consciously stylised. During this time, artists were not interested in a real-life kind of art and instead took pleasure in creating and expressing emotions in portraits. Mannerism is notable for its intellectual as well as its artificial qualities, in general it was a celebration of art for art's sake opposed to naturalism. 1500s - aesthetics - art - Bomarzo park - fantastic art - grotesque art - style. There are aspects of Mannerism in El Greco. Arlecchino could be graceful in movement, only in the next beat, to clumsily trip over his feet. The presentation of the object became as important as the object itself. Mannerism as a stylistic category is less frequently applied to English visual and decorative arts, where local categories such as "Elizabethan" and "Jacobean" are more common. The Early Commedia dell'Arte (1550–1621): The Mannerist Context by Paul Castagno discusses Mannerism's infection of the contemporary professional theatre. It lasted from the later years of the Italian Renaissance around 1520 until the arrival of the Baroque around 1600.