Question

What are some of the inconsistencies depicted in Entombment? (above)
a.
The use of colors does not have reason.
b.
Some of the figures are pressed into the foreground, while others seem to levitate.
c.
It is not clear what scene is depicted in this image.
d.
all of the above

Answer 1

d. All of the above.

Pontormo’s Entombment (a Mannerist work) displays arbitrary, expressive color choices, figures crowded into the foreground while others appear to float, and an ambiguous composition (no visible cross or tomb), making the scene uncertain.