Visitation of Carmignano
Pontormo · 1528
Why it's great
Mary and her cousin Elizabeth embrace, while two other women who look just like them stand beside them. Pontormo painted it in about 1528, and the swirling colors make it famous.
Where to see it
📍 Rectory of Saints Michael and FrancisCarmignano, 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.
