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Jacopo Robusti (late September or early October 1518 – 31 May 1594), best known as Tintoretto (/ ˌ t ɪ n t ə ˈ r ɛ t oʊ / TIN-tə-RET-oh, Italian: [tintoˈretto], Venetian: [tiŋtoˈɾeto]), was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Venetian school. His contemporaries both admired and criticized the speed with which he painted, and the ...
May 27, 2024 · Tintoretto (born c. 1518, Venice [Italy]—died May 31, 1594, Venice) was a great Italian Mannerist painter of the Venetian school and one of the most important artists of the late Renaissance.
Tintoretto decorated massive interiors of great halls and sprawling ceilings, with scenes that threaten to break pictorial space and enter the physical world.
Today, we know this iconic Renaissance master as ‘Tintoretto’ (1518 – 1594), but he was actually born Jacopo Comin, taking the name Tintoretto from his father's profession as a fabric dyer...
Tintoretto left an indelible mark on 16th-century Venetian painting and beyond. His unique approach to artmaking with rapid, loose brushstrokes and strong contrasts between light and dark deeply challenged the traditional style of the iconic master Titian, Paolo Veronese, and his Venetian contemporaries.
At around fifty years of age, Tintoretto was well established in his career as an artist and had been appointed court painter to the ruling Venetian doges in 1559, succeeding the now elderly...
Tintoretto, orig. Jacopo Robusti, (born c. 1518, Venice, Republic of Venice—died May 31, 1594, Venice), Italian painter. His father was a silk dyer (tintore); hence the nickname Tintoretto (“Little Dyer”). His early influences include Michelangelo and Titian.
Tintoretto's art is characterised by daring inventiveness in both handling and composition. Most of his paintings are large-scale narratives on canvas, animated by dramatic lighting and gestures. The 19th-century copy of 'The Miracle of Saint Mark' gives an impression of this type of work.
Tintoretto was an Italian painter identified with the Venetian school. His contemporaries both admired and criticized the speed with which he painted, and the unprecedented boldness...
Tintoretto’s work reflects his passionate temperament and reveals a highly dramatic approach to his compositions, which are painted with a controlled and masterful use of chiaroscuro. After Titian he is considered the most important 16 th -century Venetian painter.
