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TINTORETTO
(1518-1594)
Tintoretto was an Italian painter associated with the Venetian School of painting. Both his contemporaries and future generations were in admiration and disapproval of his lightning-fast pace and the unprecedented boldness he had while painting. This brought him fame but also criticism.
His legacy has outlasted the life of this city, from the sacred and profane to the proto-modern developments of Venetian painting, and is a testimony to not just the private world of family, friends, and acquaintances but to the public sphere, as well.
Tintoretto was one of the most significant Italian Mannerist painters from the Renaissance and one of Venice's best. He specialized in altarpieces, religious narrative scenes, portraits, and mythological topics.
His best-known pieces are theatrical in their gestures and use of perspective in the Mannerist style.
What made Tintoretto Il Furioso famous, and what did he specialize in?
Tintoretto was born in Venice in 1518, the son of a dyer. His father initially apprenticed him to an artist, but he is described as having been unruly. He worked as a child picker in a factory that produced pigments.
"Beautiful colours can be bought in the shops on the Riatlo, but good drawing can only be bought from the casket of the artist's talent with patient study and nights with out sleep."
Famous Quote by Tintoretto
For the next few years, he worked as an apprentice under Simone Peterzano, whose style he absorbed.
Seeking further study, he went to Verona in 1535, where he worked briefly under Jacopo Tintoretto, who may have been a cousin.
Tintoretto's family name was Robusti, so he called himself Tintoretto. This word is derived from 'tintoret', which is a traditional dyer in Italian. Tintoretto's art style shows daring inventiveness in both handling and composition.
"Tintoretto" is the diminutive of "dipinto," meaning "a painting."