Pontormo: Man of Sorrows. a Rediscovered Work, (Hardcover)

<p><b>Presents a rediscovered </b><b>a rediscovered panel painting depicting the </b><i><b>Vir Dolorum </b></i><b>(Man of Sorrows), attributed to Jacopo Carucci da Pontormo</b></p><p>This volume presents the comprehensive scholarly study of a rediscovered panel painting depicting the <i>Vir Dolorum </i>(Man of Sorrows), attributed to Jacopo Carucci da Pontormo and datable to the years c. 1523-1525. Long known only through old photographic documentation and briefly discussed in the historiography following its publication by Roberto Longhi, the painting has now been fully re-examined through direct study, conservation, and scientific analysis, allowing its autograph status to be convincingly reassessed.<b> </b></p><p>The book brings together art-historical, iconographic, and technical research in order to situate the work securely within Pontormo's oeuvre and within the broader cultural and spiritual context of early sixteenth-century Florence. Particular attention is devoted to clarifying the subject of the painting, which is demonstrated not to represent an <i>Ecce Homo</i>, as previously assumed, but rather the <i>Vir Dolorum</i>, a devotional image deeply rooted in late medieval and early modern religious practice. This clarification has important consequences for the interpretation, dating, and function of the work.<b> </b></p>

• Pontormo: Man of Sorrows. a Rediscovered Work, (Hardcover)
• Author: Philippe Costamagna
• ISBN: 9781917976176
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2026-07-28
• Page Count: 80