I believe the correct answer is that Mannerist distorted
reality by exaggerating proportion, balance, and ideal beauty.
Mannerism was an artistic movement in 16th
century that began as an opposition to the Renaissance. As such, Mannerism exaggerated
everything that Renaissance put an emphasis on (proportion, balance and
beauty). Mannerist achieved that through elongated figures, odd proportions, unusual
perspectives, uneven light and optical illusions.
