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Pontormo
Man of Sorrows. A Rediscovered Work
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Presents a rediscovered panel painting depicting the Vir Dolorum (Man of Sorrows), attributed to Jacopo Carucci da Pontormo This volume presents the comprehensive scholarly study of a rediscovered panel painting depicting the Vir Dolorum (Man of Sorrows), attributed to Jacopo Carucci da Pontormo and datable to...
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Presents a rediscovered a rediscovered panel painting depicting the Vir Dolorum (Man of Sorrows), attributed to Jacopo Carucci da Pontormo
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Presents a rediscovered panel painting depicting the Vir Dolorum (Man of Sorrows), attributed to Jacopo Carucci da Pontormo
This volume presents the comprehensive scholarly study of a rediscovered panel painting depicting the Vir Dolorum (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.
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 Ecce Homo, as previously assumed, but rather the Vir Dolorum, 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.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781917976176
Publisher: Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 14 July 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd
Illustration: 50 b-w and colour illus
Audience: Professional and scholarly
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Width: 249.0mm
Height: 310.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 80
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About the Author
Philippe Costamagna is a specialist in sixteenth-century Italian art and is Director of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Ajaccio, Corsica. He is the author of numerous books, including the catalogue raisonné of Pontormo.
Viviana Farina is a Full Professor of Art History at the Accademia di Belle Arti, Naples. A researcher and exhibition curator, she is the author of numerous books and essay.
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