The Virgin and the Child with St Joseph
Pontormo was a master of early Florentine Mannerism, a style which moved away from the principles of the High Renaissance with its striving for harmony. This painting, dating from the high period of Pontormo's work, is full of contradictions. The Madonna's face and the body of the Child are modelled to create a sense of volume, but the drapery looks flat, for the artist used very intense, complementary colours, red and green. Mary looks cold and distant, but her eyes seem to be filled with tears. Her image contrasts with the coquettish movementsand smile of the Christ Child as he plays with the goldfinch.
There is a preliminary drawing for the picture in the Uffizi in Florence.COMMENTI
LE OPERE
Giuseppe venduto a Putifarre
1515 | Olio su legno | 51 x 61 cm.
Martirio di San Quintino
Olio su tela
Visitazione
1515 | Affresco | 392 x 337 cm.
Annunciazione-Deposizione della croce
1525 | Affresco
Madonna col Bambino, sant'Anna e quattro santi
1528 | Olio su tavola | 176 x 228 cm.
Madonna col Bambino e San Giovannino
1529 | Olio su tavola | 73 x 89 cm.
Sacra famiglia con San Giovannino
1522 | Olio su tavola | 99 x 120 cm.
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