Collection: Jacopo da Pontormo

Jacopo Carucci or Carrucci (May 24, 1494 – January 2, 1557), usually known as Jacopo (da) Pontormo or simply Pontormo, 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. 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.

Piero di Cosimo, Andrea del Sarto, and Leonardo da Vinci taught him. His best-known works include Drawing by Pontormo (Uffizi, 6571 F), Drawing by Pontormo (Uffizi, 6570 F), Drawing by Pontormo (Uffizi, 6560 F), and Drawing by Pontormo (Uffizi, 6539 F).