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Pontormo. 1494 - 1556/7. Image: Pontormo. Pontormo was a major Florentine painter of the 16th century, and the main exponent of an early, expressive form of Mannerism. His name was Jacopo Carucci, but he is called after his birthplace, a village in Tuscany.
View all 105 artworks. Jacopo Pontormo lived in the XV – XVI cent., a remarkable figure of Italian Mannerism (Late Renaissance). Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
Jan 2, 2024 · Detail. Who was this Mannerist painter, admired by both Michelangelo and Raphael? Whose first apprenticeship was in Leonardo da Vinci’s workshop? The National Gallery, Uffizi, and the Getty Collection all hold his works. Pontormo’s luminous art is truly magnificent, so why is he so neglected? A Man of Many Names.
Jan 18, 2024 · Person. Jacopo Carucci, called Pontormo after the Tuscan town from which he came, was one of the leaders of the Mannerist movement, but as Mannerism increasingly focused on masks and artificiality, there was little room for his keen sensitivity and profound feeling for human states of mind. This quality is unmistakable in the elegant Portrait ...
Pontormo, The Entombment of Christ. Pontormo's altarpiece in Santa Felicita's Capponi Chapel is a unique example of Mannerist art. Rejecting traditional Renaissance elements, it features exaggerated human anatomy and a circular composition.
May 24, 1494 - Jan 2, 1557. Jacopo Carucci, usually known as Jacopo da Pontormo, Jacopo Pontormo, or simply Pontormo, was an Italian Mannerist painter and portraitist from the Florentine...
Empoli, 26 May 1494; d Florence, 31 Dec. 1556). Italian painter, active in and around Florence, where he was one of the outstanding artists of his generation. According to Vasari, he studied successively with Leonardo da Vinci, Albertinelli, Piero di Cosimo, and Andrea del Sarto, whose workshop he is said to have entered in 1512.
