Pontormo, Jacopo

b Pontormo, nr Empoli, 26 May 1494; d Florence, 31 Dec 1556). Italian painter and draughtsman. He was the leading painter in mid-16th-century Florence and one of the most original and extraordinary of Mannerist artists. His eccentric personality, solitary and slow working habits and capricious attitude towards his patrons are described by Vasari; his own diary, which covers the years 1554-6, further reveals a character with neurotic and secretive aspects. Pontormo enjoyed the protection of the Medici family throughout his career but, unlike Agnolo Bronzino and Giorgio Vasari, did not become court painter. His subjective portrait style did not lend itself to the state portrait. He produced few mythological works and after 1540 devoted himself almost exclusively to religious subjects. His drawings, mainly figure studies in red and black chalk, are among the highest expressions of the great Florentine tradition of draughtsmanship; close to 400 survive, forming arguably the most important body of drawings by a Mannerist painter. His highly personal style was much influenced by Michelangelo


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Pontormo, Jacopo Martyrdom of St Maurice and the Theban Legion oil


Martyrdom of St Maurice and the Theban Legion
Painting ID::  32481
Martyrdom of St Maurice and the Theban Legion
c. 1531 Oil on wood, 65 x 73 cm
c._1531 Oil_on_wood,_65_x_73_cm
   
   
     

Pontormo, Jacopo St Luke oil


St Luke
Painting ID::  32482
St Luke
c. 1525 Oil on wood
c._1525 Oil_on_wood
   
   
     

Pontormo, Jacopo Visitation oil


Visitation
Painting ID::  33242
Visitation
mk83 c.1528-1529
mk83 c.1528-1529
   
   
     

Pontormo, Jacopo Deposition oil


Deposition
Painting ID::  33254
Deposition
mk83 c.1525
mk83 c.1525
   
   
     

Pontormo, Jacopo Deposition oil


Deposition
Painting ID::  40329
Deposition
mk156 1525-28 Oil on panel 313x192cm
mk156 1525-28 Oil_on_panel 313x192cm
   
   
     

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     Pontormo, Jacopo
     b Pontormo, nr Empoli, 26 May 1494; d Florence, 31 Dec 1556). Italian painter and draughtsman. He was the leading painter in mid-16th-century Florence and one of the most original and extraordinary of Mannerist artists. His eccentric personality, solitary and slow working habits and capricious attitude towards his patrons are described by Vasari; his own diary, which covers the years 1554-6, further reveals a character with neurotic and secretive aspects. Pontormo enjoyed the protection of the Medici family throughout his career but, unlike Agnolo Bronzino and Giorgio Vasari, did not become court painter. His subjective portrait style did not lend itself to the state portrait. He produced few mythological works and after 1540 devoted himself almost exclusively to religious subjects. His drawings, mainly figure studies in red and black chalk, are among the highest expressions of the great Florentine tradition of draughtsmanship; close to 400 survive, forming arguably the most important body of drawings by a Mannerist painter. His highly personal style was much influenced by Michelangelo

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