Lives of Tintoretto
By: Giorgio Vasari, Pietro Aretino, Andrea Calmo, Veronica Franco, Carlo Ridolfi ; introduced by Carlo Corsato
Contributors: Aretino, Pietro, 1492-1556, author; Calmo, Andrea, approximately 1510-1571, author; Franco, Veronica, 1546-1591, author; Ridolfi, Carlo, 1594-1658, author; Corsato, Carlo, author of introduction; Vasari, Giorgio, 1511-1574; Aretino, Pietro, 1492-1556; Calmo, Andrea, approximately 1510-1571; Franco, Veronica, 1546-1591; Ridolfi, Carlo, 1594-1658
Series: Lives of the artists; Lives of the artists (Pallas Athene (Firm))
Publisher: Getty Publications
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9781606066003
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Painters; Biography
Description: Born Jacopo Comin, Tintoretto (ca. 1519-1594) was one of the great painters of the late Renaissance. This book presents the first biographies of Tintoretto, by Giorgio Vasari, Carlo Ridolfi, and Raffaele Borghini, as well as accounts from individuals who knew the artist personally. This volume also includes a translation of the marginal notes El Greco wrote in Vasari's 'Life of Tintoretto', which have never before been published.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Carlo Corsato; title: Life of Tintoretto, 1568 / Giorgio Vasari; title: Letters, 1545-48 / Pietro Aretino; title: Further delightful and ingenious letter, 1548 / Andrea Calmo; title: Letters, 1580 / Veronica Franco; title: Life of Tintoretto, 1648 / Carlo Ridolfi; title: List of illustrations.