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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Tintoretto (588 results)
Venus and Mars

Studio of Tintoretto

Venus and Mars

Sale Date: October 29, 2019

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The Last Supper

Circle of Tintoretto

The Last Supper

Sale Date: October 15, 2019

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Christ with Mary Magdalene

Follower of Tintoretto

Christ with Mary Magdalene

Sale Date: June 3, 2019

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Portrait of a Venetian Senator,...

Circle of Tintoretto

Portrait of a Venetian Senator,...

Sale Date: July 3, 2019

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Portrait of a Lady

Studio of Tintoretto

Portrait of a Lady

Sale Date: June 4, 2019

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The Last Supper

Follower of Tintoretto

The Last Supper

Sale Date: April 10, 2019

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Portret

School of Tintoretto

Portret

Sale Date: February 5, 2019

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PORTRAIT OF DOGE GIROLAMO PRIULI (collab....

Tintoretto

PORTRAIT OF DOGE GIROLAMO PRIULI (collab....

Sale Date: January 30, 2019

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The Resurrection of Christ

Follower of Tintoretto

The Resurrection of Christ

Sale Date: December 11, 2018

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Etude d'après Michel-Ange

Attributed to Tintoretto

Etude d'après Michel-Ange

Sale Date: November 21, 2018

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Portrait of a senator, half-length, in red robes

Tintoretto

Portrait of a senator, half-length, in red robes

Sale Date: December 7, 2018

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BILDNIS DES COSTANTINO PRIULI VON BERGAMO

Attributed to Tintoretto

BILDNIS DES COSTANTINO PRIULI VON BERGAMO

Sale Date: September 26, 2018

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Venus and Amor

Circle of Tintoretto

Venus and Amor

Sale Date: October 7, 2018

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LE TRE GRAZIE E MERCURIO

After Tintoretto

LE TRE GRAZIE E MERCURIO

Sale Date: October 4, 2018

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PRESENTAZIONE DI MARIO AL TEMPO

Circle of Tintoretto

PRESENTAZIONE DI MARIO AL TEMPO

Sale Date: October 4, 2018

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Portrait of a boy, probably of the Mocenigo...

Tintoretto

Portrait of a boy, probably of the Mocenigo...

Sale Date: July 6, 2018

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ALLEGORY OF AUTUMN

Tintoretto

ALLEGORY OF AUTUMN

Sale Date: May 22, 2018

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PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG NOBLEMAN, THREE QUARTER...

Tintoretto

PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG NOBLEMAN, THREE QUARTER...

Sale Date: May 22, 2018

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THE LAST SUPPER

Circle of Tintoretto

THE LAST SUPPER

Sale Date: May 2, 2018

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Crista lava I piedi a san Pietro

Follower of Tintoretto

Crista lava I piedi a san Pietro

Sale Date: April 29, 2018

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Half length portrait of Sebastiano..., 1570–1590

Circle of Tintoretto

Half length portrait of Sebastiano..., 1570–1590

Sale Date: April 24, 2018

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Portrait of a Venetian general

Attributed to Tintoretto

Portrait of a Venetian general

Sale Date: April 24, 2018

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Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length

Attributed to Tintoretto

Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length

Sale Date: April 19, 2018

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PORTRAIT OF A MAN, 1565–1570

Tintoretto

PORTRAIT OF A MAN, 1565–1570

Sale Date: February 2, 2018

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