Tintoretto

Tintoretto (1518 – 31 May 1594), born Jacopo Comin, was an Italian Renaissance painter. He was known by the nickname Il Furioso. His works are very dramatic, often depicting muscular figures and a bold use of perspective. These elements he paints in the Mannerist style. His use of colour and light, however, is typical of the Venetian School.

Tintoretto was from Venice. He spent most of his life painting there. He was a devout Roman Catholic. He painted frescos and other murals on the walls and ceilings of several churches and other buildings in Venice, such as the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, the Doge's Palace. His largest work is Il Paradiso, which dominates the main hall of the Doge's Palace. It is 22.6 x 9.1 metres in size, and is said to be the largest painting ever done on canvas.

Related pages
 List of Italian painters

 Notes 

 References 

 Carlo Ridolfi, La Vita di Giacopo Robusti (A Life of Tintoretto) 1642
 Tintoretto, and Pierluigi De Vecchi. 1970. L'opera completa del Tintoretto. Milano: Rizzoli.  (Italian language)

 Other websites 

Works at Web Gallery of Art
www.JacopoTintoretto.org  - 257 works by Tintoretto

Category:1518 births
Category:1594 deaths
Category:People from Venice
Category:16th-century Italian painters
Category:Italian Roman Catholics
Category:Renaissance