This is my latest work, and it is my personal tribute to an artist that deserves recognition in this generation. It is a copy of a portrait featured in Jacopo Pontormo's painting
Visitation, painted around 1515 (Not to be confused with another more famous piece of his also called
Visitation from 1528). It was a fresco, and one of his earliest works, and certainly one of his most beautiful paintings. I chose to copy a work from Pontormo because he is a recent discovery for me, and I was instantly intrigued by his work the minute I saw it. And thinking how he is a nearly forgotten master of the Italian Renaissance, I thought I would do a small part in revealing to others his mastery, and perhaps breathe a small breath of life back into his legacy.
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Visitation Copy after Pontormo oil on canvas 16x20 inches 2011 |
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Jacopo Pontormo Visitation fresco 392x337 cm c. 1515 |
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