Images of works by Andrea del Sarto (born Andrea d'Agnolo di Francesco di Luca di Paolo del Migliore in Florence, 1486; died Florence 1530), Rosso Fiorentino (born Giovan Battista di Jacopo, Florence 1494, died Fontainebleau 1540), Pontormo (born Jacopo Carucci; Pontorme, Empoli 1494; died Florence 1557), from the exhibition Pontormo and Rosso Fiorentino: Diverging Paths of Mannerism at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, and a response by contemporary artist Bill Viola (born New York 1951), as discussed by Kim Hill and Mary Kisler on Saturday Morning programme of 12 July 2014.
Left: Exterior of Palazzo Strozzi; centre: Interior courtyard Palazzo Strozzi; right: Exhibition signage
Interior view of the exhibition, Pontormo and Rosso Fiorentino: Diverging Paths of Mannerism, at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence
Andrea del Sarto, Madonna of the Harpies 1517 (Uffizi, Florence)
Pontormo, Sacra Conversazione [Sacred Conversation]
Rosso Fiorentino, Madonna and child with Saint. 1581 (Uffizi)
Left: Rosso Fiorentino Deposition (1521. Pinacoteca Comunale di Volterra, Italy); right: Pontormo, Deposition (Sta Felicità, Florence)
Display of portraits in the exhibition, Pontormo and Rosso Fiorentino: Diverging Paths of Mannerism
Left: Andrea del Sarto. Portrait of a Man (National Gallery, London); centre: Pontormo, Two Friends; right: Rosso Fiorentino, Portrait of a Man (1520-22 Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence)
Left: Pontormo, Study of a Nude; right: Rosso Fiorentino, Nude Study for the deposition of Sansepolcro (Albertina Vienna)
Left: Pontormo, The Visitation (c.1528-29; Carmignano, Pieve di San Michele Arcangelo); right: Bill Viola, The Greeting (1995, Video/sound installation, color video projection on large vertical screen mounted on wall in darkened space, amplified stereo sound, 10’.)
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