Pontormo
Britishnoun
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For Pontormo, who studied with Leonardo da Vinci and was influenced by Michelangelo and Dürer, it’s the painting that shows him stylistically emancipated from those giants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Two years ago, a Pontormo portrait was bought by the billionaire New York hedge fund manager Tom Hill.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2019
Among the most moving videos on view is Viola’s 1995 “The Greeting,” which reproduces in slow motion the basic elements of “The Visitation,” a painting from the 1520s by Pontormo.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 2019
In the 1520s, Florentine painter Pontormo created a luminous larger-than-life painting of the Virgin Mary’s meeting with her cousin St. Elizabeth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2019
But notwithstanding this, so great were the patience and lovingness of Agnolo towards Pontormo, that he was forced always to look kindly upon him, and to love him as a son.
From Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 10 (of 10) Bronzino to Vasari, & General Index. by Vasari, Giorgio
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