Where to See Tintoretto

29 museums worldwide

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About Tintoretto

Italian · 1518–1594

cheating to win the San Rocco commission, painting the largest canvases in Venice at ferocious speed, and training his daughter disguised as a boy

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Tintoretto's works are held in 29 museums worldwide, including Museo del Prado, Doge's Palace, and Gemäldegalerie Berlin.

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🇦🇹 Austria

1 museum

🇫🇷 France

3 museums

🇩🇪 Germany

2 museums

🇮🇪 Ireland

1 museum

🇮🇹 Italy

2 museums

🇳🇱 Netherlands

1 museum

🇵🇱 Poland

1 museum

🇷🇺 Russia

1 museum

🇪🇸 Spain

1 museum

🇸🇪 Sweden

1 museum

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

5 museums

🇺🇸 United States

10 museums

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Where did Tintoretto live?
    Tintoretto rarely left Venice, which was unusual for a painter of his stature.
  • What did Tintoretto aim for in his art?
    Tintoretto exploited the drama and fluid brushwork of Titian's later work. Vasari wrote that Tintoretto should not have abandoned the beaten track but rather followed the beautiful.
  • Was Tintoretto a mannerist?
    Tintoretto adhered to the Mannerist concept of placing focus deep into the composition. His version of the Last Supper has Jesus at the end of a foreshortened table, surrounded by apostles and angels.
  • Who is Tintoretto?
    Tintoretto, whose real name was Jacopo Comin, was also known as Jacopo Robusti. The name Tintoretto means little dyer, because his father Battista was a cloth dyer.
  • Was Tintoretto the father of mannerism?
    Tintoretto adhered to the Mannerist concept of placing focus deep into the composition. His version of the Last Supper has Jesus at the end of a foreshortened table, surrounded by apostles and angels.
  • What is Tintoretto best known for?
    Jacopo Comin, also known as Tintoretto, is best known for spectacular colour, dramatic perspective, striking light, and composition.
  • What was Tintoretto known for?
    Jacopo Comin, also known as Tintoretto, is known for spectacular colour, dramatic perspective, striking light, and composition.

Sources

Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Tintoretto's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] book Susie Hodge, Art Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
  2. [2] book Susie Hodge, Art: Everything You Need to Know About the Greatest Artists and Their Work Used for: biography.
  3. [3] book Penelope J.E. Davies, Walter B. Denny, Frima Fox Hofrichter, Joseph Jacobs, Ann S. Roberts, David L. Simon, Janson's History of Art_ The Western Tradition (8th Edition) Used for: biography.
  4. [4] book Linda Murray, Late Renaissance & Mannerism Used for: biography.
  5. [5] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography.
  6. [6] book Rosand, David, Painting in cinquecento Venice : Titian, Veronese, Tintoretto Used for: biography.
  7. [7] book Williams, Robert; , Raphael and the Redefinition of Art in Renaissance Italy Used for: museum holdings.
  8. [8] book Gombrich, E. H. (Ernst Hans), 1909-2001, The story of art Used for: biography.
  9. [9] book Beckett, Wendy, The story of painting Used for: biography.
  10. [10] book Cole, Bruce, 1938-, Titian and Venetian painting, 1450-1590 Used for: biography.
  11. [11] book Frederick Ilchman with contributions by Linda Borean ... [et al.], Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese _ rivals in Renaissance Venice _ [in conjunction with the Exhibition Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese_ Rivals in Renaissance, Venice Museum of Fine Arts Used for: biography, museum holdings.

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