The artistic movement in which artificiality,grace,and elegance was valued over ordered balance and lifelike references is known as __________.
A)Mannerism
B)the High Renaissance
C)the Counter-Reformation
D)the Northern tradition

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Mannerism was an artistic movement that emerged in the late Renaissance period in Italy and emphasized artifice, grace, and elegance over the ordered balance and lifelike references of High Renaissance art. This style was characterized by exaggerated poses, elongated figures, and twisted compositions. The Counter-Reformation and the Northern tradition are not related to this particular art movement.

The Artistic Movement in Which Artificiality,grace,and Elegance Was Valued Over