What visual cues in Pontormo's Deposition show Mannerism over High Renaissance?

[Jacob.S]

I've been trying to understand the shift from the High Renaissance to Mannerism by looking at Pontormo's *Deposition* in Santa Felicita, but I’m struggling to move past just seeing it as "odd" or "lesser." What is the specific visual logic I should be looking for in the composition and figures to appreciate it on its own terms?

[EmilyVG]

Stepping closer, I stopped chasing a single focal point and watched how the figures braid through the space. The space feels shallow, almost stage-like, and the drapery trails wind-like lines that pull your eye along a loose zigzag before you land on a gesture.

[SophiaW]

I trace the bodies: long necks, tilted hips, arms that curve into the next figure. The diagonals make an irregular X instead of a neat triangle, and the ground plane almost dissolves, so the scene reads as suspended rather than anchored in perspective.

[Jeffrey_L]

Around the color, the skin tones look pale, clothes lean toward pinks and greens, and the light feels unreal. The emotion seems interior, not a straightforward story, which makes you attend to posture, weight, and line rather than just the narrative moment.

[MadisonET]

Do you think the oddness is about crisis, or is it more about Pontormo chasing painterly novelty?