Month: March 2016

Jacopo Carucci da Pontormo, "The Deposition,"1526-1528, oil on wood, 313 x 192 cm (123 x 76 in), Capponi chapel, Santa Felicita, Florence

The Deposition by Pontormo – One Of My Favourites!

It’s Easter weekend and so I have an excuse to present you with a strange yet elegant and beautiful version of the deposition of Christ from the cross. The Bible gave Renaissance artists ample stories to illustrate for church patrons none more so than the many scenes of Christ’s life and particularly his death and resurrection. I

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