Tintoretto
Tintoretto (1518 – 31 May 1594), born Jacopo Comin, was an Italian Renaissance painter. He was known by the nickname Il Furioso. His works are very dramatic, often depicting muscular figures and a bold use of perspective. These elements he paints in the Mannerist style. His use of colour and light, however, is typical of the Venetian School.[2]
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| Born | late September or early October 1518 [1] Venice, Republic of Venice, in present-day Italy |
| Died | 31 May 1594, (aged 76) Venice, Republic of Venice, in present-day Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Field | Painting |
| Movement | Renaissance |
Tintoretto was from Venice. He spent most of his life painting there. He was a devout Roman Catholic. He painted frescos and other murals on the walls and ceilings of several churches and other buildings in Venice, such as the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, the Doge's Palace. His largest work is Il Paradiso, which dominates the main hall of the Doge's Palace. It is 22.6 x 9.1 metres in size, and is said to be the largest painting ever done on canvas.
Tintoretto Media
The Siege of Asola (1544–45), National Museum, Poznań
Self-Portrait as a Young Man, c. 1548
Miracle of the Slave (1548)
St Mark's Body Brought to Venice (c. 1564)
St Roch in Glory (1564)
Portrait of Marquis Francesco Gherardini (1568), Ca' Rezzonico Museum, Venice
Detail of Portrait of a Venetian admiral (1570s, National Museum in Warsaw) where the original undercoat shines through the bold brushstrokes.
Christ at the Sea of Galilee (c. 1575–1580)
House of Tintoretto, "Fondamenta dei mori", in Cannaregio, Venice
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References
- Butterfield, Andrew (2007-04-26). "Brush with Genius". New York Review of Books. NYREV, Inc. 54 (7). Retrieved 2007-04-18.
- Carlo Ridolfi, La Vita di Giacopo Robusti (A Life of Tintoretto) 1642
- Tintoretto, and Pierluigi De Vecchi. 1970. L'opera completa del Tintoretto. Milano: Rizzoli. OCLC 399268 (Italian language)
Other websites
- Works at Web Gallery of Art
- www.JacopoTintoretto.org - 257 works by Tintoretto