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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RITRATTO DI SENATORE VENEZIANO

Workshop of Tintoretto

RITRATTO DI SENATORE VENEZIANO

Sale Date: February 13, 2018

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STUDY OF THE HEAD OF GIULIANO DE' MEDICI, AFTER...

Workshop of Tintoretto

STUDY OF THE HEAD OF GIULIANO DE' MEDICI, AFTER...

Sale Date: January 31, 2018

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ADAM AND EVE, 1580–1590

Follower of Tintoretto

ADAM AND EVE, 1580–1590

Sale Date: January 27, 2018

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MOSES AND THE BRAZEN SERPENT, 1543

Circle of Tintoretto

MOSES AND THE BRAZEN SERPENT, 1543

Sale Date: December 7, 2017

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

Circle of Tintoretto

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

Sale Date: October 18, 2017

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A portrait of a gentleman standing three-quarter

Circle of Tintoretto

A portrait of a gentleman standing three-quarter

Sale Date: September 14, 2017

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Ritratto di Uomo in Armatura, 2017

Tintoretto

Ritratto di Uomo in Armatura, 2017

Sale Date: May 16, 2017

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TRANSFIGURATION

After Tintoretto

TRANSFIGURATION

Sale Date: May 7, 2017

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

Circle of Tintoretto

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

Sale Date: April 26, 2017

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Portrait of a seated lady

Workshop of Tintoretto

Portrait of a seated lady

Sale Date: April 25, 2017

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A wooded landscape with Diana and her nymphs...

Follower of Tintoretto

A wooded landscape with Diana and her nymphs...

Sale Date: April 27, 2017

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Ritratto di Capitano da mar

Attributed to Tintoretto

Ritratto di Capitano da mar

Sale Date: November 23, 2016

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Delilah und Simson

Circle of Tintoretto

Delilah und Simson

Sale Date: November 15, 2016

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THE ANGEL FORETELLING SAINT CATHERINE OF...

Tintoretto

THE ANGEL FORETELLING SAINT CATHERINE OF...

Sale Date: November 10, 2016

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DOUBLE-SIDED SHEET OF FIGURE STUDIES

School of Tintoretto

DOUBLE-SIDED SHEET OF FIGURE STUDIES

Sale Date: November 11, 2016

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Portrait of a bearded man

Tintoretto

Portrait of a bearded man

Sale Date: October 18, 2016

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The Battle between the Philistines and the...

Tintoretto

The Battle between the Philistines and the...

Sale Date: October 18, 2016

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LA BATAILLE DE LÉPANTE, 1600–1699

Attributed to Tintoretto

LA BATAILLE DE LÉPANTE, 1600–1699

Sale Date: September 20, 2016

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PORTRAIT EN PIED DE NICOLA DORIA

Tintoretto

PORTRAIT EN PIED DE NICOLA DORIA

Sale Date: September 20, 2016

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LA BATAILLE DE LÉPANTE

Attributed to Tintoretto

LA BATAILLE DE LÉPANTE

Sale Date: September 20, 2016

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PORTRAIT EN PIED DE NICOLA DORIA

Tintoretto

PORTRAIT EN PIED DE NICOLA DORIA

Sale Date: September 20, 2016

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Ruhe auf der Flucht nach Ägypten

In the manner of Tintoretto

Ruhe auf der Flucht nach Ägypten

Sale Date: July 30, 2016

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PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG NOBLEMAN,...

Tintoretto

PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG NOBLEMAN,...

Sale Date: July 7, 2016

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Portrait of a gentleman,..., 1565

Tintoretto

Portrait of a gentleman,..., 1565

Sale Date: July 8, 2016

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