Jacopo Tintoretto | Stylistically Between
Michelangelo and Titian
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Self-Portrait
(detail) Jacopo Tintoretto
c. 1588, Oil on canvas,
61 x 51 cm (full painting)
Musée du Louvre, Paris
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The famous Venetian
man who was nicknamed Jacopo Tintoretto (1518-1594) worked as a
painter during the late Italian Renaissance. While
he was also known to art historians by the nickname of Jacopo
Robusti, recent information has come forward that suggests that
his true family name may have been Jacopo Comin.
Working in the
Mannerist style, Jacopo
Tintoretto claimed his artistic style developed from the
figure drawing style of Michelangelo
and the color sense of Titian with
whom he may have trained. Most of Jacopo Tintoretto's work
remains in Venice where he primarily worked.
Jacopo Tintoretto is
best known for his dramatic foreshortening,
exaggerated poses, sketchy figure style, use of strong, vivid
light effects and movement. While criticized by
Vasari for his rough brushwork, Tintoretto used this device
for excitement and dramatic, emotional effect.
Brenda Harness, Art
Historian
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