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 Christ the Judge with the Creation of Eve oil painting


Christ the Judge with the Creation of Eve
1546-56
Painting ID::  43592
Pontormo, Jacopo
Christ the Judge with the Creation of Eve
1546-56
   
   
     

Pontormo, Jacopo Adam and Eve at Work oil painting


Adam and Eve at Work
1546-56
Painting ID::  43593
Pontormo, Jacopo
Adam and Eve at Work
1546-56
   
   
     

Pontormo, Jacopo Moses Receiving the Tables oil painting


Moses Receiving the Tables
1546-56
Painting ID::  43594
Pontormo, Jacopo
Moses Receiving the Tables
1546-56
   
   
     

Pontormo, Jacopo Vertumnus and Pomona oil painting


Vertumnus and Pomona
461 x 990 cm
Painting ID::  43595
Pontormo, Jacopo
Vertumnus and Pomona
461 x 990 cm
   
   
     

Pontormo, Jacopo Portrait of a Lady in Red oil painting


Portrait of a Lady in Red
1532 Oil on wood, 89,7 x 70,5 cm
Painting ID::  43933
Pontormo, Jacopo
Portrait of a Lady in Red
1532 Oil on wood, 89,7 x 70,5 cm
   
   
     

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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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