Tintoretto

(Italian, 1519–1594)

Tintoretto was an Italian painter of the Mannerist style known for his use of deep perspective in dramatic scenes. Works such as The Last Supper (1594), conveyed his otherworldly vision of events, through contrast and plunging pictorial space. “Indeed, he has surpassed even the limits of extravagance with the new and fanciful inventions and the strange vagaries of his intellect, working at haphazard and without design, as if to prove that art is but a jest,” Giorgio Vasari once wrote of him. “This master at times has left as finished works sketches still so rough that the brushstrokes may be seen, done more by chance and vehemence than with judgment and design.” Born Jacopo Robusti c. 1518 in Venice, Italy, he took the last name of tintoretto (little dyer) after his father’s profession as a silk dyer. Little is known of his training, but it is likely he studied the works of both Michelangelo and Titian as a youth. Reacting against the harmonized, pastoral scenes popularized by Giorgione in the 1540s, he produced turbulent paintings based on drawings of staged wax figurines arranged in stark lighting. Tintoretto was highly sought after during his life, and with the death of Titian, he and Paolo Veronese were the giants of Venetian painting. The artist died on May 31, 1594 in Venice, Italy. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Louvre Museum in Paris, the National Gallery in London, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, and the Palazzo Ducale in Venice, among others.

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Madonna mit Kind, einem anbetenden Heiligen und...

Circle of Tintoretto

Madonna mit Kind, einem anbetenden Heiligen und...

Sale Date: December 11, 2008

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Christus am Ölberg - Orazione di Cristo...

Workshop of Tintoretto

Christus am Ölberg - Orazione di Cristo...

Sale Date: December 11, 2008

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The Baptism of Christ

After Tintoretto

The Baptism of Christ

Sale Date: December 2, 2008

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A woman with a basket of fruit

Tintoretto

A woman with a basket of fruit

Sale Date: December 3, 2008

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Ritratto di Senatore veneziano

Attributed to Tintoretto

Ritratto di Senatore veneziano

Sale Date: November 20, 2008

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Portrait of a gentleman before an open window

Tintoretto

Portrait of a gentleman before an open window

Sale Date: December 4, 2008

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The Crucifixion

Follower of Tintoretto

The Crucifixion

Sale Date: November 10, 2008

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Christ washing the disciples feet

Follower of Tintoretto

Christ washing the disciples feet

Sale Date: October 30, 2008

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A portrait of a bearded Venetian senator wearing

Circle of Tintoretto

A portrait of a bearded Venetian senator wearing

Sale Date: October 30, 2008

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Kreuzigung - Crocifissione

Tintoretto

Kreuzigung - Crocifissione

Sale Date: October 14, 2008

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Portrait of a an elderly bearded man, head and...

Tintoretto

Portrait of a an elderly bearded man, head and...

Sale Date: July 9, 2008

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Christ preaching to the multitudes

Follower of Tintoretto

Christ preaching to the multitudes

Sale Date: June 6, 2008

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Cristo portacroce

Circle of Tintoretto

Cristo portacroce

Sale Date: May 20, 2008

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Étude d'après une sculpture donnée à Michel-Ange

Attributed to Tintoretto

Étude d'après une sculpture donnée à Michel-Ange

Sale Date: April 10, 2008

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Ritratto del capitano da mar veneziano Augusto...

After Tintoretto

Ritratto del capitano da mar veneziano Augusto...

Sale Date: April 16, 2008

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Allegory of Music

Tintoretto

Allegory of Music

Sale Date: January 24, 2008

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The Resurrection

School of Tintoretto

The Resurrection

Sale Date: January 24, 2008

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Portait présumé de la princesse de Gonzague

Follower of Tintoretto

Portait présumé de la princesse de Gonzague

Sale Date: December 12, 2007

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Portrait of a Venetian senator

Workshop of Tintoretto

Portrait of a Venetian senator

Sale Date: November 28, 2007

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Portrait of a gentleman in a black coat with a...

Tintoretto

Portrait of a gentleman in a black coat with a...

Sale Date: December 7, 2007

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Portrait of a Cardinal, seated, a scroll in his...

Follower of Tintoretto

Portrait of a Cardinal, seated, a scroll in his...

Sale Date: December 5, 2007

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Le Nove muse

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Le Nove muse

Sale Date: November 20, 2007

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The Emperor Theodosius refused admission to the...

Follower of Tintoretto

The Emperor Theodosius refused admission to the...

Sale Date: October 31, 2007

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La Crucifixion, 1580

Studio of Tintoretto

La Crucifixion, 1580

Sale Date: October 19, 2007

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