What does "counter-mannerism" mean?

A trend in the late sixteenth century that rejected some of the distortions of Mannerism, returning to a more classicist emphasis on clarity.

Counter-mannerism

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Noun

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A trend in the late sixteenth century that rejected some of the distortions of Mannerism, returning to a more classicist emphasis on clarity. uncountable
"The decisive factor in the origins of Colonial painting in Peru came a few years later from late Italian Mannerism and Counter-Mannerism."

"The decisive factor in the origins of Colonial painting in Peru came a few years later from late Italian Mannerism and Counter-Mannerism."

From counter- + mannerism.

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