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Passionate Customer Service Museum Quality Art Prints Customization Options AvailableJacopo Pontormo did not have an easy start in life, as he was an orphan at the age of ten. But this hard blow of fate did not prevent him from becoming a recognized member of the 16th century Florentine art scene. After the orphan had to stay with his grandmother at first, in 1508 he moved from his hometown near Empoli to the cultural centre of Italy in the 16th century: Florence. There he could learn from the best masters of his guild. Among others, he was a student of Leonardo da Vinci, Piero di Cosimo and Andrea del Sarto.
As was customary for the period, Pontormo mainly created frescoes, portraits and altarpieces. Sacral and spiritual motifs are at the centre of his creative power. Stylistically, he is to be categorized as a mannerist. The name of this style from the late Renaissance is the programme: it is based on the idea that an artist should not be limited in his activity by the guidelines of a certain school, but should develop and underline his very own style, his "maniera". In this way, this style deliberately sets itself apart from the geometrically calculated compositions of the Renaissance. The focus is no longer on the representation of classical simplicity and harmonious forms based on the antique model. These were replaced by a deliberately complex, overflowing and idealising style, often interspersed with enigmatic allegories that were only conclusive to initiated art connoisseurs.
Pontormo was one of this circle, who, in search of the manifestation of a very personal "maniera", liked to experiment with a refined colour effect. Characteristic of his style is the search for a refined elegance, which in his case is expressed in overlong limbs or artistic coils in the representation of human bodies. In this way, following historical sources, he even managed to be praised in high notes by Michelangelo himself and to be commissioned by the famous Medici family. Thus he produced numerous portraits in addition to numerous mystical and religious frescoes, such as the entombment of Christ, the archangel Gabriel or Joseph in Egypt. Among them also of Cosimo de Medici.
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After his death, Pontormo's work disappeared into oblivion for several centuries, not least because of the scathing criticism of his biographer Giorgio Vasari, and was only revalued in the 20th century through the work of the art historian Frederick Mortimer Clapp.
Jacopo Pontormo did not have an easy start in life, as he was an orphan at the age of ten. But this hard blow of fate did not prevent him from becoming a recognized member of the 16th century Florentine art scene. After the orphan had to stay with his grandmother at first, in 1508 he moved from his hometown near Empoli to the cultural centre of Italy in the 16th century: Florence. There he could learn from the best masters of his guild. Among others, he was a student of Leonardo da Vinci, Piero di Cosimo and Andrea del Sarto.
As was customary for the period, Pontormo mainly created frescoes, portraits and altarpieces. Sacral and spiritual motifs are at the centre of his creative power. Stylistically, he is to be categorized as a mannerist. The name of this style from the late Renaissance is the programme: it is based on the idea that an artist should not be limited in his activity by the guidelines of a certain school, but should develop and underline his very own style, his "maniera". In this way, this style deliberately sets itself apart from the geometrically calculated compositions of the Renaissance. The focus is no longer on the representation of classical simplicity and harmonious forms based on the antique model. These were replaced by a deliberately complex, overflowing and idealising style, often interspersed with enigmatic allegories that were only conclusive to initiated art connoisseurs.
Pontormo was one of this circle, who, in search of the manifestation of a very personal "maniera", liked to experiment with a refined colour effect. Characteristic of his style is the search for a refined elegance, which in his case is expressed in overlong limbs or artistic coils in the representation of human bodies. In this way, following historical sources, he even managed to be praised in high notes by Michelangelo himself and to be commissioned by the famous Medici family. Thus he produced numerous portraits in addition to numerous mystical and religious frescoes, such as the entombment of Christ, the archangel Gabriel or Joseph in Egypt. Among them also of Cosimo de Medici.
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After his death, Pontormo's work disappeared into oblivion for several centuries, not least because of the scathing criticism of his biographer Giorgio Vasari, and was only revalued in the 20th century through the work of the art historian Frederick Mortimer Clapp.
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.jpg "Venus and Cupid, 1533 by Jacopo Pontormo")
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_fresco_Cappon_-_(MeisterDrucke-1462656).jpg "Archangel Gabriel, Capponi Chapel, Church of Santa Felicita, Florence by Jacopo Pontormo")
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_fresco_detail_-_(MeisterDrucke-1422751).jpg "The Annunciation by Giacomo Carucci known as Pontormo (detail) by Jacopo Pontormo")
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_Painting_by_Jacopo_Carrucci_dit_il_Pontormo_(P_-_(MeisterDrucke-1022952).jpg "Venus and Cupid by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Joseph with Jacob in Egypt, Probably 1518 by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Study for a Group of Nudes by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "The Visitation by Jacopo Pontormo")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-593442).jpg "Leda and the Swan by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Resurrection by Jacopo Pontormo")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-988437).jpg "Noli me tangere by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "The Visitation by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Alessandro de")
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.jpg "Joseph with Jacob in Egypt from Scenes from the Story of Joseph by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "The deposition (detail) by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Young Man by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Earthly Paradise by Jacopo Pontormo")
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_known_as_Cosimo_the_Old_Medici_(1389-1464)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1001731).jpg "Portrait of Cosimo de Medici, Known as Cosimo the Old Medici by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Portrait of Two Friends by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "The Holy Family with Saints by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Annunciation (Detail of the Angel) by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Adoration of the Magi, known as the")
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.jpg "Portrait of Maria Salviati with Giulia de")
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.jpg "The Deposition of Christ (detail) by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Study of a Male Figure for the")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-320377).jpg "St. Matthew, Tondo from the Cupola of the Evangelists by Jacopo Pontormo")
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_Carrucci_dit_il_Pont_-_(MeisterDrucke-961438).jpg "Passion of Christ: The Deposition by Jacopo Pontormo")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-257304).jpg "The Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand, 1529-30 by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Supper at Emmaus by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Martyrdom of St Maurice and the Legendary Roman Theban Legion by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Goldsmith by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Christ before Pilate (lunette from the fresco cycle of the Passion, 1523-6) by Jacopo Pontormo")
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_1518_-_(MeisterDrucke-406766).jpg "Cosimo de Medici (Il Vecchio) by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Portrait of the Musician Francesco dell")
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 (for detail see 82734) - (MeisterDrucke-176826).jpg "The Deposition of Christ by Jacopo Pontormo")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-315400).jpg "Self Portrait by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Deposition by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Study for the Pieta by Jacopo Pontormo")
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_in_the_Churc_-_(MeisterDrucke-1110557).jpg "Study of a Putto for the")
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.jpg "Seated Lady by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "The Visitation by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Woman with a Basket of Spindles, c.1514-17 by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Saint Quentin by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "The Supper at Emmaus by Jacopo Pontormo")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1081221).jpg "The Visitation, c. 1530 by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "The Eleven Thousand Martyrs (detail) by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Visitation by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Madonna and Child with Saint Joseph and John the Baptist by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Joseph Sold to Potiphar from Scenes from the Story of Joseph, ca 1515 by Jacopo Pontormo")
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_Drawing_Italy_-_(MeisterDrucke-1101270).jpg "Young woman")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1462448).jpg "Portrait of a lute player by Jacopo Pontormo")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1463344).jpg "Portrait of a Florentine gentleman by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Lunette from the Interior of the Villa Depicting Vertumnus and Pomona by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Virgin and Child with St Anne and Four Saints by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "The Holy Family by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "The Annunciation (detail) by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Sketch of the Virgin Mary for an Annunciation, mid-16th Century, 1943 by Jacopo Pontormo")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-561244).jpg "Study for the Resurrection of the Dead by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Madonna and Child with Saints by Jacopo Pontormo")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-597923).jpg "Head of a Woman by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Adoration of the Magi by Jacopo Pontormo")
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_c1518-19_-_(MeisterDrucke-323616).jpg "St. Anthony Abbot (c.251-356) by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "The Visitation, Carro della Zecca by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Pontormo after Michelangelo, Noli me tangere (detail) by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "The Holy Family with St. John by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "The Resurrection, lunette from the fresco cycle of the Passion, 1523-26 by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Pharaoh with his Butler and Baker from Scenes from the Story of Joseph by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Halberdier Francesco Guardi, 1528-1530 by Jacopo Pontormo")
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_(oil_(or_oil_and_tempera)_on_panel)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1441280).jpg "Portrait of Cosimo I de")
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.jpg "Alessandro de")
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.jpg "The Visitation by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Four Saints by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "The Annunciation (detail) by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "The Visitation (detail of an angel to the left of the altar) by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Supper at Emmaus by Jacopo Pontormo")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-267764).jpg "St. Jerome by Jacopo Pontormo")
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_Carrucci_dit_il_Pontormo_(Ponto_-_(MeisterDrucke-970980).jpg "Portrait of Musician by Jacopo Pontormo")
_Carrucci_dit_il_Pontormo_(Ponto_-_(MeisterDrucke-970980).jpg)
.jpg "Virgin and Child, known as the Madonna del Libro by Jacopo Pontormo")
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_dit_Cosimo_the_Old_Medici_(1389-1464)_Pain_-_(MeisterDrucke-999841).jpg "Portrait of Cosimo de Medici by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "The Birth of St. John the Baptist by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Christ before Pilate by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Pannello, Carro della Zecca by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Portrait of Francesco di Castiglione by Jacopo Pontormo")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1088444).jpg "Face of Young Man, Detail of The Deposition by Jacopo da Pontormo by Jacopo Pontormo")
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_Fresco_by_Jacopo_(Iacopo)_Carr_-_(MeisterDrucke-988154).jpg "Putti and coat of arms of Pope Leon X by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Christ in the Garden, Lunette from the Fresco Cycle of the Passion, 1523-6 by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Scene of Sacrifice by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Portrait of young man, perhaps Amerigo Antinori, by Jacopo Carucci, known as Pontormo by Jacopo Pontormo")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-172457).jpg "Study of a pair of legs and two feet for a figure of St. Michael by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Jeweller by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Madonna and Child with St Joseph and John the Baptist by Jacopo Pontormo")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Woman with a Small Dog by Jacopo Pontormo")
.jpg "Portrait of Maria Salviati by Jacopo Pontormo")
.jpg "The Visitation (detail) by Jacopo Pontormo")
.jpg "The Deposition from the Cross by Jacopo Pontormo")