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Pontormo

Type Figure Region Italy Time 1494–1557 Also known as Jacopo Carucci、Jacopo da Pontormo、雅各布·达·蓬托尔莫

Pontormo, born Jacopo Carucci, was a late representative of the Florentine school and a pioneer of Mannerism, known for unnatural colors, distorted f…

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  1. 1508–1518Florence · TuscanyStudied under Andrea del Sarto while also influenced by Michelangelo and Leonardo; his early works already showed a tendency toward experimentation with color and composition.
  2. 1518–1540Florence · TuscanyCompleted the Deposition in 1525–1528 and painted the fresco Visitation at Elizabeth's House in the Carmine church in 1528–1530, pioneering a Mannerist language through unnatural colors and emotional tension.
  3. 1540–1557Florence · TuscanyFrom the 1540s he painted portraits and religious subjects for the Medici family, continuing commissions such as San Lorenzo between 1541 and 1550; his style grew ever more introspective and experimental, and he died in Florence in 1557.

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