Pontormo

Pontormo
Illustration from Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects by Giorgio Vasari, 1568 edition
Born	Jacopo Carucci May 24, 1494 Pontorme near Empoli, Republic of Florence
Died	January 2, 1557(1557-01-02) (aged 62) Florence, Republic of Florence
Nationality	Italian
Known for	Painting
Notable work	The Deposition from the Cross
Movement	Mannerism

Jacopo Carucci or Carrucci (IPA: [ˈjaːkopo ka(r)ˈruttʃi]; May 24, 1494 – January 2, 1557), usually known as Jacopo (da) Pontormo or simply Pontormo (IPA: [ponˈtormo]), was an Italian Mannerist painter and portraitist from the Florentine School. His work represents a profound stylistic shift from the calm perspectival regularity that characterized the art of the Florentine Renaissance.^[1] 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.