Brief Biography-Jacopo da Pontormo (Puntorma, or Jacopo Carrucci) was born in Pontormo, in 1494. On the death of his parents when he was a youth, a relative arranged for him to study under Leonardo da Vinci with whom he stayed until he was eighteen. He subsequently became a disciple of Mariotto Albertinelli and Piero di Cosimo and painted the Annunciation, which received considerable praise from Raphael. Shortly afterwards, he worked under Andrea del Sarto, who became jealous of his talents and dismissed him when Michelangelo praised his works. With Bronzino as his student and assistant, Pontormo gained several commissions for churches that rivalled Andrea del Sarto’s works. However, he caused consternation in Florence when he copied the style of Albrecht Dürer in his paintings for the Carthusian’s abbey. He spent eleven years on his last significant frescoes in the chapel of San Lorenzo. Unfortunately, they were not well received by the public when opened to view. He died in Florence shortly after, and the works are no longer extant. His most noted works are the Deposition in the chapel in Sta Felicita, Florence, and the frescoes at Poggio a Caiano. The influence of Michelangelo is evident in his later drawings. Scholars credit Pontormo as an originator of the mannerist style.