Portrait of a Man
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
44 3/8 x 35 in. (112.7 x 88.9 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941
Accession Number
41.100.12
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 16th-century Venice with Jacopo Tintoretto's *Portrait of a Man*1550s), an oil-on-canvas masterpiece measuring 44 3/8 x 35 inches. Tintoretto, born Jacopo Robusti and nicknamed "Il Furioso for his bold, energetic style, was a towering figure in Venetian Renaissance painting. During the 1550s, Veniceed as a prosperous maritime republic, where artists like Tintoretto vied for commissions from wealthy merchants and nobles, blending High Renaissance grandeur with emerging Mannerist flair. This striking portrait exemplifies Tintoretto's mastery of oil on canvas, a me...