Jacopo Carrucci, named Pontormo after his birthplace, was the main representative of Florentine Mannerism, the seventy-five year period that links the High Renaissance and early Baroque eras. Influenced by Raphael's late works, Durer's graphics, and Michelangelo's monumental figural style, Pontormo's quest for new forms of expression resulted in some of his most spectacular and brilliantly executed paintings. His highly individual paintings are visions rather than representations of reality; his compositions often include exaggerated forms and unnatural colours. Pontormo: Paintings and Frescoes presents in large format an overview of the artist's important works, most of which have been newly photographed for this volume. This volume is particularly important to scholars and connoisseurs of sixteenth-century Italian art; together, the illustrations and text offer a fresh look at this Florentine master and will serve as a record for many years to come. Pontormo: Paintings and Frescoes.