Mannerism
Mannerism is the elongated, artificial style that followed the High Renaissance from the 1520s. In Rome it is seen in the Sala Regia and Sala Paolina of the Vatican and in Castel Sant'Angelo's papal apartments.
Example
The frescoed Sala Paolina in Castel Sant'Angelo is the clearest Mannerist room on the usual tourist route, and it is passed on the way to the terrace.
Sources: cultura.gov.it
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