Portrait of a Man with a Red Cloak
Jacopo Tintoretto
1555 - 1580
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
47; 6.5; 61.5
About this artwork
oil on canvas
About the Artist
Jacopo Tintoretto
'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 Venic...