Thursday, March 4, 2010

Pontormo


Pontormo was an Italian Mannerist painter and portraitist. His work represents a profound stylistic shift from the calm regularity that characterized the art of the Florentine Renaissance. He is famous for his use of twining poses, coupled with ambiguous perspective; his figures often seem to float in an uncertain environment, unhampered by the forces of gravity.

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