Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto
Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto Biography
Jacopo Tintoretto was born in Venice around 1518 as Jacopo Comin, the eldest of Giovanni Comin's 21 children. The name Tintoretto was derived from the name of his father's profession, tintore, or dyer. Tintoretto began dabbling in painting from an early age, often using his father's dyes to doodle on the walls of the house and his father's workshop. Giovanni, recognizing his son's calling, sought to get him an apprenticeship with an artist. The identity of Tintoretto’s first mentor is unknown, but his second teacher was Titian Vecelli.
Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto 162 Most Important Paintings and Artworks
- Supper At Emmaus.
c.1542. Oil on canvas. 156 x 212 cm. Szepmuveszeti Museum, Budapest, Hungary. Read Note.
- Supper At Emmaus. Detail.
c.1542. Oil on canvas. 156 x 212 cm. Szepmuveszeti Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
- Supper At Emmaus. Detail.
c.1542. Oil on canvas. 156 x 212 cm. Szepmuveszeti Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
- Diana And Endymion.
1543-44. Oil on canvas. 145 x 272 cm. Palazzo Pitti, Galleria Palatina, Florence, Italy. Read Note.
- Athena And Arachne.
1543-44. Oil on canvas. 145 x 272 cm. Palazzo Pitti, Galleria Palatina, Florence, Italy. Read Note.
- Contest Between Apollo And Marsyas.
1544-45. Oil on canvas. 137 x 236 cm. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT, USA. Read Note.
- Contest Between Apollo And Marsyas. Detail.
1544-45. Oil on canvas. 137 x 236 cm. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT, USA.
- Contest Between Apollo And Marsyas. Detail.
1544-45. Oil on canvas. 137 x 236 cm. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT, USA.
- Venus And Mars Surprised By Vulcan.
c.1545. Oil on canvas. 135 x 198 cm. Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany. Read Note.
- Self-Portrait.
c.1546-47. Oil on canvas. 45.1 x 38.1 cm. The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Esther Before Ahasuerus.
c.1547. Oil on canvas. 208 x 275 cm. Royal Collection, London, UK. Read Note.
- Esther Before Ahasuerus. Detail.
c.1547. Oil on canvas. 208 x 275 cm. Royal Collection, London, UK.
- Esther Before Ahasuerus. Detail.
c.1547. Oil on canvas. 208 x 275 cm. Royal Collection, London, UK.
- Portrait Of A Man Aged Twenty-Six.
1547. Oil on canvas. 130 x 97 cm. Kroller-Muller Museum, Otterlo, the Netherlands.
- Portrait Of A Man Aged Twenty-Six. Detail.
1547. Oil on canvas. 130 x 97 cm. Kroller-Muller Museum, Otterlo, the Netherlands.
- Portrait Of A Man.
c.1548. Oil on canvas. 109.2 x 88.9 cm. Private collection.
- Portrait Of A Man. Detail.
c.1548. Oil on canvas. 109.2 x 88.9 cm. Private collection.
- Miracle Of The Slave.
1548. Oil on canvas. 416 x 544 cm. Galleria dell'Accademia, Venice, Italy. Read Note.
- Miracle Of The Slave. Detail.
1548. Oil on canvas. 416 x 544 cm. Galleria dell'Accademia, Venice, Italy.
- Miracle Of The Slave. Detail.
1548. Oil on canvas. 416 x 544 cm. Galleria dell'Accademia, Venice, Italy.
Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto Bibliography
Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance Venice by Frederick Ilchman, David Rosand, Linda Borean, Patricia Brown, John Garton. MFA Publications, 2009.
Tintoretto by V. Sgarbi, G. Villa G. Morello. Skira, 2012.
Tintoretto (Masters of Italian Art) by Roland Krischel. Konemann, 2000.
The Sacred Image in the Age of Art: Titian, Tintoretto, Barocci, El Greco, Caravaggio by Marcia B. Hall. Yale University Press, 2011.
Tintoretto: Tradition and Identity by Tom Nichols. Reaktion Books, 2004.
Painting in Sixteenth-Century Venice: Titian, Veronese, Tintoretto by David Rosand. Cambridge University Press, 1997.
