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His name was Jacopo (alternatively spelt Jacomo, Iacomo or Giacomo) Robusti. He was called Il Tentorettoor Tintorettofrom the trade of his father, Giovanni Battista Robusti, a textile-dyer from Brescia. His father is said to have acquired the name 'Robusti' because of the robustness with which he and his brother fought at the Siege of Padua (1509). The family name may originally have been 'Comin', but Jacopo is not known to have used that name. He was born in Venice. His date of birth (deduced from a death certificate which gives his age as seventy-five) is given either as 1518 or 1519. Nothing is known for certain of his training. Raffaello Borghini, a contemporary, states that he modelled his draughtsmanship on Michelangelo (whose works he would have known through engravings, casts or models) and his colouring on Titian. Ridolfi, writing fifty years after his death, claims that he was a pupil of Titian for a short time and an assistant of th•
Jacopo Tintoretto dominated Venetian painting during the second half of the sixteenth century through a unique combination of talent, ambition, energy, and imagination. Described by his contemporary Giorgio Vasari as the “most extraordinary brain that painting has ever produced,” Tintoretto was a bold innovator who astounded and sometimes outraged his peers. Unlike other great painters of Renaissance Venice, Tintoretto was born in the city and worked there for his entire career. More than any other artist he left his mark on Venice. His paintings are still found in every one of its neighborhoods: in museums and as part of the decorative cycles in public building such as the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, the Palazzo Ducale, and the Marciana Library, and serving as altarpieces or chapel decorations in Venetian churches. Presented in honor of the 500
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| Born | Jacopo Comin late September or early October 1518 [1] Venice, Republic of Venice, in present-day Italy |
| Died | 31 May 1594, (aged 76) Venice, Republic of Venice, in present-day Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Renaissance |
Tintoretto (1518 – 31 May 1594), born Jacopo Comin, was an ItalianRenaissance painter. He was known bygd the nickname Il Furioso. His works are very dramatic, often depicting muscular figures and a djärv use of perspective. These elements he paints in the Mannerist style. His use of colour and light, however, is typical of the Venetian School.[2]
Tintoretto was from Venice. He spent most of his life painting there. He was a devout långnovell 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 large