At every time and in every art, mannerisms have taken the place of the spirit, which was always the possession of a few individuals, but mannerisms are just the old cast-off garments of the last manifestation of the spirit that existed and was recognised.
Edozein garaitan eta edozein artetan ordezten du manierismoak espirituaren lekua, zeina beti partikularraren jabetza baita: baina manierismoa azkena existitu eta ezagututako espirituaren agerpenaren jantzi zahar baztertua da.