How does Pontormo's Deposition embody the characteristics of the Mannerist style?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Pontormo's Deposition is a confusing composition that makes it seem like a vision or a dream.
2. The composition's shadowy ground and cloudy sky give little sense of a specific location, and some figures press forward into the viewer's space, while others seem to float or teeter on tiptoe.
3. Like other Mannerist paintings that favored artificiality and strange subjects, Pontormo's Deposition features odd poses and drastic shifts in scale charge that charge the scene emotionally.
4. Furthermore, Pontormo used weird colors in odd juxtapositions- baby blue and pink with olive green, yellow, and scarlet.
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