MANNERISM, a marked peculiarity or trick of style or manner [n]
A habitual gesture or way of speaking or behaving; an idiosyncrasy
An ordinary gesture or expression that becomes abnormal through exaggeration or repetition
Excessive or self-conscious use of a distinctive style in art, literature, or music
A style of 16th-century Italian art preceding the Baroque, characterized by unusual effects of scale, lighting, and perspective, and the use of bright, often lurid colors. It is particularly associated with the work of Pontormo, Vasari,and the later Michelangelo