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Pontormo
Italian Mannerist Painter, 1494-ca.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.
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Joseph Sold to Potiphar
mk170
circa 1515-1516
Oil on wood
61x51.3cm
Painting ID:: 43002
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Joseph_Sold_to_Potiphar
mk170
circa 1515-1516
Oil on wood
61x51.3cm
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Joseph-s Brothers Beg for Help
mk170
circa 1515-1516
OIl onwood
36.2x142.4cm
Painting ID:: 43003
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Joseph-s_Brothers_Beg_for_Help
mk170
circa 1515-1516
OIl onwood
36.2x142.4cm
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Pharaoh Pardons the Butler and Ordes the Execution of the Baker
mk170
circa 1516-1517
Oil on wood
61x51.9cm
Painting ID:: 43004
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Pharaoh_Pardons_the_Butler_and_Ordes_the_Execution_of_the_Baker
mk170
circa 1516-1517
Oil on wood
61x51.9cm
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Joseph with Jacob in Egypt
mk170
1517-1518
Oil on wood
96.5x109.5cm
Painting ID:: 43005
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Joseph_with_Jacob_in_Egypt
mk170
1517-1518
Oil on wood
96.5x109.5cm
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Detail of Joseph with Jacob in Egypt
mk170
Painting ID:: 43006
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Detail_of_Joseph_with_Jacob_in_Egypt
mk170
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Pontormo
Italian Mannerist Painter, 1494-ca.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.
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