Visitation of the Virgin and St. Elizabeth
Artist: Jacopo da Pontormo
1514-16
Painting
Typical of Visitation scenes, this work shows the moment when St. Elizabeth (pregnant with John the Baptist) visits the Virgin Mary (pregnant with Jesus) thus symbolizing the future importance of the relationship between the two unborn children.
This work is a fresco and is in the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata, Florence, Italy.
Visitation of the Virgin and St. Elizabeth
Artist: Jacopo da Pontormo
1514-16
Painting
This work shows the moment when St. Elizabeth (pregnant with John the Baptist) visits the Virgin Mary (pregnant with Jesus) thus symbolizing the future importance of the relationship between the two unborn children. This early painting is in fact one of two Visitation scenes Pontormo painted, the second completed a little over a decade later. Comparison between the two works demonstrate the significant shift made by Pontormo from Renaissance modes of representation toward Mannerism.
This fresco is in the Fresco -Basilica della Santissima Annunziata, Florence
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