The Deposition from the Cross
Pontormo · 1525
Why it's great
Friends in pale pink, blue and green carry Christ's body in a swirling, floating group, with no ground or cross in sight. Pontormo painted it in 1525, and it is one of the most striking pictures of the Mannerist style.
Where to see it
📍 Santa FelicitaFlorence, Italy
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Jacopo Pontormo was an Italian painter born in the village of Pontorme near Empoli in 1494. He worked in Florence for the Medici and became a leading Mannerist, known for his elegant, twisting figures and bright, unusual colors. He died in Florence in 1557.
