Study of a Man's Head
Purchase, Pfeiffer and Harry G. Sperling Funds, Gift of Dr. Mortimer D. Sackler, Theresa Sackler and Family, and Karen B. Cohen Fund, 1998
Catalogue
- Year
- 1520
- Medium
- Red chalk; stumping
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 5 1/4 × 4 1/2 in. (13.3 × 11.4 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Pontormo
Artist
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.
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Record
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- Pontormo
- Year
- 1520
- Medium
- Red chalk; stumping
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 5 1/4 × 4 1/2 in. (13.3 × 11.4 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1520-008130
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified