Tintoretto, Jacopo
1519–1594
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Biography
'Tintoretto' was nicknamed 'little dyer' for his father's humble occupation of 'tintore' ( a dyer), and 'il Furioso' for his violent application of paint. His work was sometimes criticized as being hastily executed and unfinished during his lifetime, but he was among the most influential and prominent Venetian painters of his time. Except for visiting Mantua around 1580, Tintoretto stayed in Venice, where his dramatic, colorful Mannerist style eventually dominated. He painted mostly religious subjects, showing unexpected viewpoints and striking perspective; many subordinate scenes depict everyday life. He also made many portraits and taught two sons and a daughter in his workshop.
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Notable Works
- Mercury and the Graces
- Resurrection and Three Avogadori
- Mystic Marriage of St Catherine
- The Temptation of St Anthony
- Minerva Sending Away Mars from Peace and Prosperity
- The Raising of Lazarus
- Last Supper
- Saint Roch heals the animals
- Miracle of Saint Agnes
- The circumcision
- The beheading of St. Paul
- St Roch in Prison Visited by an Angel
- The Annunciation
- Arachne challenges Minerva in a weaving contest
- The Assumption of the Virgin
- The Vision of St Peter
- Venus, Vulcan, and Cupid
- Portrait of an admiral
- Prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane
- The Massacre of the Innocents
- Portrait of Sebastiano Venier (d. 1578)
- Portrait of a man
- The Crucifixion
- Old man and boy
- Adoration of the Magi
- Judith and Holofernes
- Portrait of a White-Bearded Man
- Leda and the Swan
- Tarquin and Lucretia
- St Mark's Body Brought to Venice
- Crucifixion
- St. Roch in Glory
- Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet
- Bacchus, Venus and Ariadne
- Diana and Endymion or Venus and Adonis
Artworks
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