How did Mannerism reflect the uncertainty of the Reformation period?

Answer 1

if you realize the painting in the mannerism or just the sculpture and try to bring it to real life, you would see that its really uncomfortable and unreal, meaning, you dont see anyone in those positions, cause men and women are not like that.
on the reformation period there were some uncerainty specially caused by the church, obviesly, wich were creating a type of society based on pretendings and not on real life bases.. in a way mannerism in my opinion has certain similarities as well with the rococó style wich as well it shows more interest in the shape, the "beauty" on it than in the actual concern of the own human been.
if you try to be on the shoes of the people on the reformation period, you will understand better what im trying to say, they were trying to be part of pattern, whatever that was.

Answer 2

You will find answers here:
http://www.answers.com/topic/mannerism
http://arthistory.about.com/cs/arthistory10one/a/late_ren.htm
http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/HAUMAX.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannerism
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/nman/hd_nman.htm

From these sites I am sure you can gather how the Mannerism reflected the uncertainty of the Reformation period.