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Tintoretto

Tintoretto

September 29, 1518 –May 31, 1594

Painter, Architectural drafter, Visual artist

Lived 75 years

Born in
Venice
Passed away in
Venice

Jacopo Robusti (late September or early October 1518 – 31 May 1594), best known as Tintoretto ( TIN-tə-RET-oh; Italian: [tintoˈretto]; Venetian: [tiŋtoˈɾeto]), was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Venetian school. His contemporaries both admired and criticised the speed with which he painted and the unprecedented boldness of his brushwork. For his phenomenal energy in painting he was termed il Furioso (Italian for 'the Furious'). His work is characterised by muscular figures, dramatic gestures and bold use of perspective, in the Mannerist style.

Notable works: St. Roch in Glory, Crucifixion, Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet, Portrait of a White-Bearded Man, Judith and Holofernes, St Mark's Body Brought to Venice, Tarquin and Lucretia, Adoration of the Magi

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintoretto