What social changes was Mannerism a
response to?
of Romanticism

Mannerism was a response to the social changes brought about by the renaissance.

Explanation:

One of the great social changes that the renaissance brought about was the creation of commerce, maritime expansion, the creation of cities and the departure from religious concepts. This reflected a lot in the art, architecture and literature of the time, which presented more cohesive works, with balanced and less elitist elements.

As a way of responding to these changes, "Mannerism" was created, which was an anti-Renaissance artistic movement that started to present works totally outside Renaissance standards and which presented works that were visually distorted, disturbing, exaggerated, but elegant and elite.