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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Helena Bonham Carter Is the Voice of a New Documentary Charting the Rebellious Life of Venetian Painter Tintoretto

by Kate Brown
Helena Bonham Carter Is the Voice of a New Documentary Charting the Rebellious Life of Venetian Painter Tintoretto
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A Haunting Virtuoso of the Renaissance, Tintoretto's Personal Side Has Remained a Mystery. Now the Met Wants to Change That

by Sarah Cascone
A Haunting Virtuoso of the Renaissance, Tintoretto's Personal Side Has Remained a Mystery. Now the Met Wants to Change That
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David Bowie's Prized Tintoretto Unveiled in Antwerp Ahead of Trip to Venice Biennale

by Eileen Kinsella
David Bowie's Prized Tintoretto Unveiled in Antwerp Ahead of Trip to Venice Biennale

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Tintoretto (588 results)
LE TRE GRAZIE E MERCURIO

After Tintoretto

LE TRE GRAZIE E MERCURIO

Sale Date: September 24, 2021

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PORTRAIT EINES VENEZIANISCHEN SENATORS

Tintoretto

PORTRAIT EINES VENEZIANISCHEN SENATORS

Sale Date: September 11, 2021

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Head of Giuliano de’ Medici, after Michelangelo

Attributed to Tintoretto

Head of Giuliano de’ Medici, after Michelangelo

Sale Date: July 6, 2021

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Ritratto del doge Girolamo Priuli

School of Tintoretto

Ritratto del doge Girolamo Priuli

Sale Date: June 15, 2021

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The Death of Adonis. (Venere sviene di fronte ad

Studio of Tintoretto

The Death of Adonis. (Venere sviene di fronte ad

Sale Date: June 3, 2021

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La tentazione di Adamo ed Eva

Circle of Tintoretto

La tentazione di Adamo ed Eva

Sale Date: May 14, 2021

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Portrait of a Gentleman

In the manner of Tintoretto

Portrait of a Gentleman

Sale Date: May 2, 2021

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Holy Family, 1550

Circle of Tintoretto

Holy Family, 1550

Sale Date: March 23, 2021

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Portrait de Julien de Médicis, d’apre's...

Workshop of Tintoretto

Portrait de Julien de Médicis, d’apre's...

Sale Date: March 24, 2021

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Portrait of a bearded man in a dark garment.

Attributed to Tintoretto

Portrait of a bearded man in a dark garment.

Sale Date: March 26, 2021

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Venere e Adone

Tintoretto

Venere e Adone

Sale Date: September 24, 2020

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Portrait of a bearded man, possibly Prince...

Tintoretto

Portrait of a bearded man, possibly Prince...

Sale Date: January 28, 2021

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The Resurrection

Studio of Tintoretto

The Resurrection

Sale Date: December 17, 2020

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Bildnis eines venezianischen Senators im roten,...

Circle of Tintoretto

Bildnis eines venezianischen Senators im roten,...

Sale Date: November 27, 2020

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The Washing of the Feet

After Tintoretto

The Washing of the Feet

Sale Date: July 15, 2020

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Allegory of Peace

Circle of Tintoretto

Allegory of Peace

Sale Date: July 15, 2020

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PORTRAIT OF A VENETIAN SENATOR (collaboration...

Attributed to Tintoretto

PORTRAIT OF A VENETIAN SENATOR (collaboration...

Sale Date: June 11, 2020

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The Fall of Man

Workshop of Tintoretto

The Fall of Man

Sale Date: May 28, 2020

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The Temptation of Adam

Workshop of Tintoretto

The Temptation of Adam

Sale Date: April 3, 2020

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The Deposition from the Cross

Circle of Tintoretto

The Deposition from the Cross

Sale Date: April 3, 2020

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La Vierge à l'Enfant bénissant sur fond de paysage

Studio of Tintoretto

La Vierge à l'Enfant bénissant sur fond de paysage

Sale Date: June 9, 2020

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Untitled

In the manner of Tintoretto

Untitled

Sale Date: January 26, 2020

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Portrait of the Patriarch of Aquileia Giovanni...

Workshop of Jacopo and Domenico Tintoretto

Portrait of the Patriarch of Aquileia Giovanni...

Sale Date: December 18, 2019

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Samson slaying the Philistines, after...

Tintoretto

Samson slaying the Philistines, after...

Sale Date: December 13, 2019

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