Christ before Pilate

PontormoWW-1522-008127

1522·Black chalk, with stumping, and traces of red chalk, heightened with traces of white chalk, over stylus incising, on cream laid paper·27.4 × 28.3 cm (10 13/16 × 11 3/16 in.)

Purchased with funds provided by Anne Searle (Meers) Bent, The Regenstein Foundation, and Dr. William D. Shorey

Catalogue

Year: 1522
Medium: Black chalk, with stumping, and traces of red chalk, heightened with traces of white chalk, over stylus incising, on cream laid paper
Dimensions: 27.4 × 28.3 cm (10 13/16 × 11 3/16 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Pontormo

Artist

Pontormo

Painting

Jacopo Carucci or Carrucci, 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.

Florence

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