Mannerist \Man"ner*ist\, n. [Cf. F. mani['e]riste.] One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation under {Mannerism}.
It was there that the visionary artist became known as El Greco - the Greek - and created his mannerist masterpieces.
"Florentine Drawings" An examination of the work of the 16th-century mannerist artist Jacopo Pontormo and his contemporaries.
The mannerist Parmigianino, for instance, fled the invaders and spent the rest of his short life shuttling between Bologna and his native Parma.