Pontormo - Finestre sull'Arte

The Pontormo exhibition in Rome will also feature *The Deposition at Santa Felicita*

The Pontormo exhibition, which opens at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome on October 7, will also feature the artist’s greatest masterpiece, the “Deposition” from the Church of Santa Felicita in Florence, which will therefore be temporarily ...
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Bill Viola Pays Homage to Pontormo: The Video Installation *The Greeting* Arrives in Rome at the Roman Forum

A convergence of contemporary art, the Renaissance, and antiquity takes shape in Rome, at the Basilica of Santa Maria Antiqua, one of the most evocative sites in the Roman Forum. Here, from October 11, 2026, to February 7, 2027, Bill Viola’s *T...
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Pontormo's Diary: What Did an Artist Eat in the 16th Century?

Anyone who opens the pages of the diary that Pontormo (Jacopo Carucci; Pontorme di Empoli, 1494 – Florence, 1557) kept during the final years of his life, from January 7, 1554, to October 23, 1556, is confronted with a unique text: not a narrat...
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Pontormo on Display in Rome: The First Major Retrospective at the Scuderie del Quirinale

It will be the first major solo exhibition ever dedicated to Jacopo da Pontormo ( Pontorme di Empoli, 1494 – Florence, 1557). From October 9, 2026, to February 7, 2027, the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome will host a major exhibition dedicated t...
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New display of Pontormo's Visitation ready: it can be seen in Poggio a Caiano

After the completion of the installation work and the making of the protective case, Pontormo 's (Jacopo Carucci; Pontorme, 1494 - Florence, 1557) The Visitation (La Visitazione ), recently transferred from the Pieve di Carmignano, will be on public ...
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Pontormo's Visitation transferred to Poggio a Caiano

Pontormo 's Visitation and other works housed in the church of San Michele Arcangelo in Carmignano (Prato), which is currently uninhabitable, will be moved to Poggio a Caiano, to two locations selected by the Diocese of Pistoia and the Superintendenc...
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Pontormo's Deposition, a nonconformist masterpiece that breaks with tradition

The role of Pontormo 's (Jacopo Carucci; Pontorme di Empoli, 1494 - Florence, 1557) Deposition as the founding masterpiece of the historical period that is called "Mannerism" in the manuals is now acknowledged, despite the fact that the work ...
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In Rome exhibition of unpublished drawings by Pontormo at the Istituto Centrale per la Grafica

From Dec. 14, 2021 to March 20, 2022, it will be possible to see some previously unpublished drawings by Pontormo (Jacopo Carucci; Pontorme di Empoli, 1494 - Florence, 1556), which are part of the artist's fund of masterpieces preserved at theCentral...
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