Pontormo

/ (Italian ponˈtormo) /

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noun

Jacopo da (ˈjaːkopo da). original name Jacopo Carrucci. 1494–1556, Italian mannerist painter

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How to use Pontormo in a sentence

Jacopo Pontormo's work almost fails to interest us to-day save in his portraits.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton
He was the favourite pupil of Pontormo, some of whose works, left unfinished, he completed.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various
The charming mythological decorations between the windows are by Jacopo da Pontormo.
The Story of Florence|Edmund G. Gardner
Pontormo was one of the most original "characters" among those described by Vasari.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various

Although the scholar and follower of Pontormo, he also recals Michelangiolo to our recollection.
The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 1 (of 6)|Luigi Antonio Lanzi